A new study showed that adolescents who suffer from menstruation with strong pain may be more likely to develop chronic pain after puberty.
The researchers emphasized that the pain of the menstrual cycle should not be ignored or reduced its importance, “as it is a matter of” great attention “when it comes to public health, according to the British Press Agency (BA Media), today, Monday.
Experts also hope that the results of the study will pave the way, to understand how to deal with menstrual pain and long -term effects, better.
Researchers from the University of Oxford – in the study published in the “Lancet for Children’s Health and Adolescents” magazine – analyzed data for 1157 women who participated in “Avenue the longitudinal study of parents and children”, also known as “children of the nineties”.
About 60% of those included in the study reported their suffering from medium or severe pain during the menstrual cycle at the age of 15.
The researchers found that women who had severe pain during the menstrual cycle at the age of 15 were 76% more likely to develop chronic pain, compared to 26% of those who did not suffer from these pain. Whereas, the percentage among girls who suffered from an average pain was 65%.