Characteristics of Menstrual Cycles, Prevalence of Menstrual Disorders in Young Women and Their Relationship to Hormonal Contraceptive Use
Introduction: Menstrual disorders and abnormal uterine bleeding are among the most frequent reasons for gynecological consultation among women, especially young women. Method: Observational multicenter study with young women from Spain during 2024. A questionnaire was administered consisting of soci...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2026 |
| País: | España |
| Institución: | Fundación Dialnet. Universidad de La Rioja |
| Repositorio: | RUIdeRA. Repositorio Institucional de la UCLM |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:ruidera.uclm.es:10578/47761 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://doi.org/10.1002/hsr2.71981Digital Object Identifier (DOI) https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/hsr2.71981 https://hdl.handle.net/10578/47761 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | hormonal contraception menstrual bleeding menstrual disturbances menstrual patterns |
| Sumario: | Introduction: Menstrual disorders and abnormal uterine bleeding are among the most frequent reasons for gynecological consultation among women, especially young women. Method: Observational multicenter study with young women from Spain during 2024. A questionnaire was administered consisting of sociodemographic variables, medical history, type of contraception, and related menstruation. Bivariate and multivariate analysis was performed using binary logistic regression and multiple linear regression. Resulted: A total of 404 women participated. The mean duration of menstruation was 5.1 days (SD = 1.20 days), 3% (12) reported prolonged duration of menstrual bleeding ( > 8 days), and 28% (113) had to change their tampon or pad earlier than or equal to 3 h. Approximately 26.7% used hormonal contraceptives (HC) and its use resulted in a reduction of irregular menstrual cycles with an adjusted odds ratio (aOR) of 0.28 (95% CI: 0.14–0.56), the likelihood of infrequent bleeding or bleeding > 35 days was also reduced aOR of 0.18 (95% CI: 0.06–0.57), as was excess bleeding volume aOR of 0.47 (95% CI: 0.26–0.85). Conclusions: There is a lower incidence of irregular cycles, excessive bleeding volume, and long menstrual cycles in women taking HC. |
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