Cortisol Levels in Chronic Primary Dysmenorrhoea Patients and Non-Dysmenorrhoea : A Cross- Sectional Study
Abstract
Objective: To investigate whether chronic primary dysmenorrhoea will signifi cantly increase cortisol levels in the body. This study can provide an overview of the importance of handling primary dysmenorrhoea so that it does not continue to become menstrual disorders. Methods: This study used a cross-sectional comparative study method with a total sample of 26 subjects with 13 subjects included in the dysmenorrhea group and 13 other subjects belonging to the non-dysmenorrhea group. The study was conducted at Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Faculty of Medicine Universitas Andalas network primary healthcare and Dr. M. Djamil Padang Central General Hospital. Data were analyzed using computational calculation of SPSS program with bivariate test using X2 test or chi-square test with a signifi cance degree of 0.05. Results: Twenty six subjects (13 each group) have been sampled in this study, the mean age of the dysmenorrhea group was 26.23 ± 3.92 while the mean age of the nondysmenorrhea group was 28.62 ± 7.10. The age difference between groups was not statistically signifi cant with a value of p = 0.30 (p> 0.05). In the comparison of cortisol levels between the two groups, it was found that the dysmenorrhea group had a higher cortisol level of 72.3077 (7.2 μg / dL) compared to the non-dysmenorrhoea group of 60.3846 (6 μg / dL). Based on the results of the bivariate analysis using the chi-square test, the value of p = 0.148 (P> 0.05) showed that there was no signifi cant…
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