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The Influence of Exam Stress on Menstrual Dysfunctions in Saudi Arabia

Abstract

Muneerah Khalid AlJadidi, Ohoud Oadah AlMutrafi, Rawan Othman Bamousa, Sarah Safar AlShehri, Anwar Sattam AlRashidi, Huda Abdullah AlNijadi, Arwa Abdulrhman AMousa, Alanoud Saleh AlNami, Norah Mohammad AlSubaie, Norah Abdulaziz AlMulhim and Lamees Abdulla AlAbdulgader  

Menstrual changes affect the quality of females’ lives, it indicates some underlying problems. The purpose of this research is to determine the influence of exams’ stress on menstrual dysfunctions. The objectives are to measure the common menstrual dysfunctions among girls during exams, find the most affected characteristics among the measured ones, hence figuring out any relation between the exams (as a source of stress) and the menstrual dysfunctions of 204 Saudi female college students between the age groups of 18 to 25 who matched the required criteria when completed the exam stress social networks questionnaire study on menstrual disorders. It was found that 80.9% of the sample had menstrual changes during exams. Regarding the characteristics; 59.3% had a change in the level of pain, 50% had a change in blood flow, and 54.9% had it in the menstruation timing. The dysmenorrhea was marked as the most common dysfunction within 57.4% of the students during exams. A more detailed research is highly required to explore the risk factors, the pathophysiological mechanisms underlying stress in female students during exams in contemplation to establish a modifying or abortive treatment modalities.

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