| Influence of the Wenchuan earthquake on self-reported irregular menstrual cycles in surviving women. | |
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PMID: 21039320 Owner: NLM Status: In-Data-Review |
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Objective. To explore the influence of stress induced by the Wenchuan earthquake on the menstrual cycles of surviving women. Methods. Self-reports of the menstrual cycles of 473 women that survived the Wenchuan earthquake were analyzed. Menstrual regularity was defined as menses between 21 and 35 days long. The death of a child or the loss of property and social resources was verified for all surviving women. The severity of these losses was assessed and graded as high, little, and none. Results. About 21% of the study participants reported that their menstrual cycles became irregular after the Wenchuan earthquake, and this percentage was significantly higher than before the earthquake (6%, p < 0.05). About 30% of the surviving women with a high degree of loss in the earthquake reported menstrual irregularity after the earthquake. Association analyses showed that some stressors of the Wenchuan earthquake were strongly associated with self-reports of menstrual irregularity, including the loss of children (RR: 1.58; 95% CI: 1.09, 2.28), large amounts of property (RR: 1.49; 95% CI: 1.03, 2.15), social resources (RR: 1.34; 95% CI: 1.00, 1.80) and the hormonal contraception use (RR: 1.62; 95% CI: 1.21, 1.83). Conclusions. Self-reported menstrual irregularity is common in women that survived the Wenchuan earthquake, especially in those who lost children, large amounts of property and social resources. |
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Xiao-Hong Li; Lang Qin; Han Hu; Shan Luo; Lei Li; Wei Fan; Zhun Xiao; Ying-Xing Li; Shang-Wei Li |
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Type: Journal Article Date: 2010-11-02 |
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Title: Gynecological endocrinology : the official journal of the International Society of Gynecological Endocrinology Volume: 27 ISSN: 1473-0766 ISO Abbreviation: Gynecol. Endocrinol. Publication Date: 2011 Sep |
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Created Date: 2011-08-05 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 8807913 Medline TA: Gynecol Endocrinol Country: England |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 706-10 Citation Subset: IM |
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Reproductive Medical Center of West China 2nd Hospital, Sichuan University, Ren Min Nan Lu, City of Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, People's Republic of China. |
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