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Revista de Obstetricia y Ginecología de Venezuela
versão impressa ISSN 0048-7732
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ROJAS, Maritza; GUEVARA, Harold; GONZALEZ, Xiomara e DELGADO DE SMITH, Yamile. Estudio preliminar sobre caracterización del ciclo menstrual en mujeres de una región de Venezuela. Rev Obstet Ginecol Venez [online]. 2014, vol.74, n.1, pp.54-61. ISSN 0048-7732.
Objective: To describe in Venezuelan women of childbearing age, the characteristics of their menstrual cycle according to socio-demographic and medical variables, obstetric history and lifestyles. Methods: It was conducted an observational epidemiological, cross-sectional and descriptive-correlational study, in 180 childbearing women who responded to a previous validated questionnaire. Results and Discussion: No significant differences were found among women with frequent, normal, or infrequent menstruation when comparing those groups with the days of menstruation. Average frequency of menstruation was 28.88 ± 7.564 days, with a percentage of frequent (< 24 days) and infrequent (>38 days) cycles, of 3.9 and 1.1 % respectively. Menstrual bleeding average was 4.77 ± 1.269 days. Nine (5.%) women experienced alterations of the menstruation frequency and 76 (42.3 %) had irregular bleeding duration. Bleeding alterations were significantly greater among 20 to 34 years old and unmarried women. A negative and significant correlation between age and duration of menstrual bleeding was detected (P=0.035). The average Body Mass Index was 24.97 ± 5.12 kg/m2 where 12.8 % of them were obese, with no statistically significant differences found between frequency and duration of menstruation according to the presence or absence of obesity. Conclusions: Both frequency and duration of menstruation seem, theoretically, within the normal, however, variability in menstrual bleeding duration was important and should be considered. The methodology used is suitable for the characterization of the menstrual cycle and represents the beginning of further investigations in our country using a bigger sample and including other possible factors that could influence menstrual cycle characteristics.
Palavras-chave : Menstrual cycle; Menstruation; Conditioning factors.