RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PATHOLOGICAL MENSTRUAL SYMPTOMS AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF EXTRAGENITAL FORMS OF LOCAL INFLAMMATION

The aim: To evaluate the parameters of menstrual function in 1015 women of reproductive age and to establish the relationship between the detected menstrual disorders and the development of migraine and/or irritable bowel syndrome (IBS).

Materials and methods: During 2018-2020, a survey of women of reproductive age in the Ternopil region (Ukraine) was conducted. To interview the study respondents, we developed a questionnaire that assessed the parameters of menstrual function (age of menarche; regularity and cyclicity of menstrual changes; duration of the menstrual cycle and menstruation itself; the amount of blood loss with the pictogram, the presence of clots and their size) identify characteristic changes in health, symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome and migraine associated with the menstrual cycle. Data analysis was performed by statistical and mathematical method.

Results and conclusions: In 72.2 % of respondents, the study revealed deviations from the normal course of the menstrual cycle. In particular, an increase in blood loss during menstruation and the appearance of clots larger than 1 cm were observed in 40.8 % of women. Among patients with menstrual dysfunction, 51.8 % of patients had symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome, and 44.1 % had signs of migraine. Thus, the relationship between cyclic menstrual disorders and the formation of IBS and migraine, which significantly affects the deterioration of health, performance of women of childbearing age.