Pelvic floor muscle activity in primary dysmenorrhea
Part of Pain, Women’s health & pregnancy clinical trials.
This study looks at how pelvic floor muscles work in young women who have painful periods. It may help find better ways to understand and treat period pain.
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Who can take part
- You are a female physiotherapy student
- You have painful periods (primary dysmenorrhea)
- You are between 18 and 25 years old
- You have regular periods (3–8 days long, 21–35 days apart)
- Your body mass index (BMI) is between 18 and 24.9
- You have a waist-to-hip ratio less than 0.8
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