Evaluation of dysmenorrhea changes in patients undergoing cervical dilatation: Does it work?

• Published in: The journal of obstetrics and gynaecology research 2025-01, Vol.51 (1), p.e16170
• Main Authors: Keskin, Ilkhan, Günkaya, Osman Samet, Tekin, Arzu Bilge, Yassa, Murat, Tuğ, Niyazi
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Adult; Dilatation; Dysmenorrhea; Female; Humans; Hysteroscopy; Pain Measurement; Quality of Life; Retrospective Studies; Young Adult
• ISSN: 1341-8076; 1447-0756; 1447-0756
• DOI: 10.1111/jog.16170

To demonstrate that cervical dilation will relieve symptoms in women with primary dysmenorrhea. In this retrospective cohort study, 30 patients were included in the study group and 30 patients were included in the control group. Age, sex, occupation, education level, duration of dysmenorrhea, and presence of dyspareunia were recorded for all patients. Dilation and hysteroscopy were performed on indicated patients in the study group. In both groups, pain and dysmenorrhea levels were assessed preoperatively and at 1 and 2 months postoperatively using the "Visual Analog Score," "Facial Pain Scale," "Quality of Life Questionnaire," and "Quality of Life Questionnaire Health Status Scale." There were no statistically significant differences in the results of VAS, Facial Pain Scale, Quality of Life Questionnaire, Quality of Life Questionnaire Health Status Scale before the procedure between the two groups (MWU(Z) = -0.354, p: 0.753), (MWU(Z) = -1.680, p: 0.093), (MWU(Z) = -0.787, p: 0.431), (MWU(Z) = -1.557, p: 0.119, respectively). Although there were no statistically significant differences in the control group survey scores in the second survey, the scores in all surveys in the study group were statistically significant (p