Assessment of Uterine Blood Flow in Mild Primary Dysmenorrhea

Figures & data

Figure 1 The flow diagram of included patients for ultrasonographic examination.

Table 1 Demographic Characteristics of the Groups

	Group A (n=26)	Group B (n=29)	p
	Mean±SD (Median)	Mean±SD (Median)
Age (years)	24.46±3.08 (23.5)	24.62±3.8 (24)	0.973
Body mass index (kg/m^2)	27.1±3.78 (26.2)	27.2±2.96 (25)	0.713
First menstrual age (years)	12.81±1.44 (13)	13.1±1.78 (13)	0.647
Menstrual period duration (days)	4.88±1.14 (5)	4.79±1.24 (4)	0.606

Note: Mann Whitney U-Test.

Table 2 Doppler Evaluation of the Groups

		Group A (Mean±SD)	Group B (Mean±SD)	p^†
Uterine PI	1^st-2^nd days of menstruation	2.51±0.46	2.65±0.37	0.202
	Luteal phase	2.33±0.46	2.35±0.44	0.868
	p ‡	<0.001*	<0.001*
Uterine RI	1^st-2^nd days of menstruation	0.83±0.06	0.85±0.04	0.192
	Luteal phase	0.79±0.06	0.81±0.05	0.092
	p ‡	<0.001*	<0.001*
Arcuate PI	1^st-2^nd days of menstruation	1.86±0.36	1.94±0.31	0.377
	Luteal phase	1.67±0.26	1.69±0.29	0.725
	p ‡	<0.001*	<0.001*
Arcuate RI	1^st-2^nd days of menstruation	0.78±0.08	0.78±0.06	0.780
	Luteal phase	0.72±0.08	0.73±0.06	0.566
	p ‡	<0.001*	<0.001*

Notes: ^†Student t test. ^‡Paired Samples t test. * p<0.05.

Table 3 The Decrease in Doppler Index Values Performed on the 1^st-2^nd Days and the Mid-Luteal Phase of Menstruation

Decrease in value	Group A	Group B	p
	Mean±SD (Median)	Mean±SD (Median)
Uterine PI	0.18±0.15 (0.2)	0.31±0.25 (0.3)	0.090
Uterine RI	0.04±0.03 (0.1)	0.05±0.04 (0)	0.886
Arcuate PI	0.19±0.22 (0.1)	0.24±0.24 (0.2)	0.063
Arcuate RI	0.07±0.05 (0.1)	0.05±0.04 (0.1)	0.393

Note: Mann Whitney U-Test.