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Onset of menstrual cycle and menses features among secondary school girls in Italy: A questionnaire study on 3,783 students by Egle Perissinotto; Vincenzo De Sanctis; Sergio Bernasconi; Luigi Bianchin; Gianni Bona; Mauro Bozzola; Fabio Buzi; Carlo De Sanctis; Franco Rigon; Luciano Tatò; Giorgio Tonini is a Medicine article available to read on EtoBox.
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## Premise: Healthcare professionals need updated information about what is the range of “normal” variation of menstrual cycle features to support young girls and their parents in managing reproductive health, and to detect diseases early. ## Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional study aimed to provide an updated picture of age at menarche and main menstrual cycle characteristics and complaints in an Italian population-based sample of 3,783 adolescents attending secondary school. Girls filled in a self-administered anonymous questionnaire including questions about demography, anthropometry, smoking and drinking habits, use of contraceptive, socioeconomic status, age at menarche, menstrual pattern, and physical/psychological menstrual complaints. Mean age at menarche and prevalence of polymenorrhea (cycle length 35 days), irregularity, dysmenorrhea, and of physical/psychological complaints were computed. Factors associated with age at menarche and menstrual disturbances were explored by using multiple logistic models. ## Results: The girls’ mean age was 17.1 years (SD 1.4 years) and the mean age at menarche was 12.4 years (SD 1.3 years); menarche occurred with two monthly pe
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- Author
- Egle Perissinotto; Vincenzo De Sanctis; Sergio Bernasconi; Luigi Bianchin; Gianni Bona; Mauro Bozzola; Fabio Buzi; Carlo De Sanctis; Franco Rigon; Luciano Tatò; Giorgio Tonini
- Publisher
- Medknow
- Published
- 2014
- Language
- EN
- Field
- Medicine (Health Sciences)