The mean change in pain score (before and after use) with ginger for management of patients presenting with primary dysmenorrhea | [Pakistan Journal of Medical and Health Sciences • 2020]

Author(s):

1. NIGHAT PARVEEN: Lahore General Hospital Lahore, Pakistan

2. MUHAMMAD SOHAIL NAZIR: Rashid Latif Medical College Lahore, Pakistan

3. SOHAIL ANJUM: Department of Medical Education Amna Inayat Medical College, Lahore, Pakistan

4. NIGHAT NADEEM: Department of Medical Education and Research, Lahore Medical & Dental College Lahore, Pakistan

5. HAFSA SOHAIL: Faryal Dental College, Lahore, Pakistan

6. MAHEEN SOHAIL: KIPS College for Girls Johar Town Lahore, Pakistan

7. ALI ANWAR SULEHRI: Aziz Fatima Trust Teaching Hospital Faisalabad, Pakistan

Abstract:

Background: Pain due to primarydysmenorrhea is common among young women that have been reported to be severe in many of the young women, resulting in their incapacitation for the first 3 -4 days of their menstrual cycle. Considering the contra-indications of chemical medications and their unwanted side effects, there has been an increase in the use of alternative treatments among women such as Ginger. Aim: To see role of Ginger in reducing pain (on Visual analogue scale) in women presenting with primary dysmenorrhea Methods: Quasi Experimental Study was carried out at Lahore General Hospital. The study population included 100 women presenting with primary dysmenorrhea ranging in age from 15 -25 yrs. Results: In this study the mean age of subjects was 19.20 ± 2.57 years with minimum age 15 years and 25 years. Pain related to primarydysmenorrhea before treatment was 7.86 ± 1.01 with minimum and maximum pain score 5 and 10 respectively on visual analogue scale (VAS). After 3 days of treatment mean pain score of primary dysmenorrhea was 4.03 ± 1.43 with minimum and maximum pain score 2 and 7 respectively on VAS. Mean change in pain score after treatment was 3.83 ± 1.21 on VAS. The mean change after treatment was significantly reduced p-value < 0.001. Conclusion: Through this study we found that Ginger is an effective treatment in significantly reducing pain severity in primary dysmenorrhea.

Page(s): 546-549

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Published: Journal: Pakistan Journal of Medical and Health Sciences, Volume: 14, Issue: 3, Year: 2020

Keywords:

Dysmenorrhea , adolescents , Ginger , Primary Dysmenorrhea , complementary and alternative medicine

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