Prevalence of Pain Symptoms Suggestive of Endometriosis Among Finnish Adolescent Girls (TEENMAPS Study) - UTU Research Portal

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Prevalence of Pain Symptoms Suggestive of Endometriosis Among Finnish Adolescent Girls (TEENMAPS Study)

Authors: Suvitie PA, Hallamaa MK, Matomaki JM, Makinen JI, Perheentupa AH

Publisher: ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC

Publication year: 2016

Journal: Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology

Journal name in source: JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC AND ADOLESCENT GYNECOLOGY

Journal acronym: J PEDIATR ADOL GYNEC

Volume: 29

Issue: 2

First page : 97

Last page: 103

Number of pages: 7

ISSN: 1083-3188

eISSN: 1873-4332

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpag.2015.07.001(external)

Abstract

Conclusion: One-third (355/1089) of 15- to 19-year-old girls had severe menstrual pain and 14% (49/355) of them were regularly absent from school or hobbies. Five percent of all teenage girls (53/1103) were poor responders to conventional therapy for primary dysmenorrhea.