Adolescent menstrual characteristics as predictors of gynaecological health

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ID13923804
AuthorsJ A Gardner (0000-0002-6976-7547, Harvard University, corresponding author), J Gardner (0000-0002-3844-7305, corresponding author)
Year1983
Volume10
Issue1
Pages31-40
Publication date1983-01-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueAnnals of Human Biology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0301-4460 • E-ISSN: 1464-5033
PublisherInforma (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/03014468300006161
PMID6838154
OpenAlexW2012533020
LanguageEN
Citations received11
References cited14

Ina sample of 54 women who have participated in a longitudinal study since birth there is a significant relationship between adolescent menstrual characteristics and gynaecological health as measured by GYNDEX (Gardner 1982) in the second and third decades postmenarche. The menstrual characteristics were recorded in health histories taken in the 1940s as part of a yearly evaluation of growth, development and health status. Using stepwise multiple regression analysis, the measures of regularity and dysmenorrhoea in adolescence explain 46% of the variation in GYNDEX from 11 to 20 years postmenarche (P less than 0.001). These variables are still significant predictors 21 to 30 years postmenarche, explaining 26% of the variance (P less than 0.005). The risk of having poor gynaecological health (high GYNDEX) is greatly increased for women experiencing both dysmenorrhoea and irregularity in the first few years postmenarche

Developmental psychology · Gynecology · Longitudinal sample · Longitudinal study · Menstrual period · Obstetrics · Stepwise regression · Demography · Medicine · Menstrual Health and Disorders · Psychology

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