Prevalence of Pain Symptoms Suggestive of Endometriosis Among Finnish Adolescent Girls (TEENMAPS Study).

Autor: Suvitie PA; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Turku University Hospital, Turku, Finland; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Turku, Turku, Finland; Department of Physiology, Institute of Biomedicine, University of Turku, Turku, Finland. Electronic address: pia.a.suvitie@tyks.fi., Hallamaa MK; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Turku University Hospital, Turku, Finland; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Turku, Turku, Finland., Matomäki JM; Department of Pediatrics, Turku University Hospital, Turku, Finland., Mäkinen JI; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Turku University Hospital, Turku, Finland; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Turku, Turku, Finland., Perheentupa AH; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Turku University Hospital, Turku, Finland; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Turku, Turku, Finland; Department of Physiology, Institute of Biomedicine, University of Turku, Turku, Finland.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Journal of pediatric and adolescent gynecology [J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol] 2016 Apr; Vol. 29 (2), pp. 97-103. Date of Electronic Publication: 2015 Jul 11.
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpag.2015.07.001
Abstrakt: Study Objective: To evaluate the prevalence of pain symptoms suggestive of endometriosis among adolescent girls aged 15-19 years.
Design: Cross-sectional study.
Setting: University hospital.
Participants: Adolescent girls aged 15-19 years attending elementary school, high school, or vocational institute at 3 cities in Southwest Finland in 2010-2011.
Interventions: The school nurses distributed a detailed questionnaire to 2582 girls who were attending school at the time of the study. Completion of the questionnaire was voluntary and anonymous.
Main Outcome Measures: Prevalence and severity of dysmenorrhea, acyclic abdominal pain, dyspareunia, dyschezia, and dysuria. Severity was evaluated with an 11-point numerical rating scale (NRS).
Results: A total of 1103 eligible answers were analyzed. The prevalence of dysmenorrhea was 68% (738/1092) with mean NRS of 7.0 (SD = 2.0). Acyclic abdominal pain, dyspareunia, dyschezia, and dysuria were less frequent (19% [207/1085], 12% [53/458], 8% [87/1088] and 5% [50/1084], respectively). The prevalence of severe dysmenorrhea (NRS 8-10) was 33% (355/1089). Severe dysmenorrhea was associated with increased risk of concurrent acyclic abdominal pain (odds ratio [OR] = 2.7; 95% confidence interval [CI], 2.0-3.6), dyschezia (OR = 2.5; 95% CI, 1.6-3.9), and regular absenteeism from school or hobbies (OR = 10.0; 95% CI, 4.2-23.6). Using different criteria, 2%-10% (21-106/1103) of all girls could be identified as having symptoms suggestive of endometriosis. Five percent of girls (n = 53/1103) had severe dysmenorrhea, used oral contraceptive pills, and reported inadequate relief from pain medication.
Conclusion: One-third (355/1089) of 15- to 19-year-old girls had severe menstrual pain and 14% (49/355) of them were regularly absent from school or hobbies. Five percent of all teenage girls (53/1103) were poor responders to conventional therapy for primary dysmenorrhea.
(Copyright © 2016 North American Society for Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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