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The Comparison of Menarcheal Age with Familial Pattern and Body Mass Index

2014; Science Publishing Group; Volume: 2; Issue: 6 Linguagem: Inglês

10.11648/j.sjph.20140206.23

2328-7942

Gülsen Meral, Ayşegül Uslu, Faruk Akçay, Emel Kabakoğlu Ünsür, Semra Kayaoğlu, Eylem Erzurumlu,

Ovarian function and disorders

Aim: Investigating the menarcheal age and the factors affecting the menarcheal age in girls living in Kagithane region. Methods: After the ethical approval was obtained, the survey –I was conducted among 500 girls aged 9-18 who were admitted to Kagithane State Hospital for various illnesses. NCSS (Number Cruncher Statistical System) 2007P p 0,05). Discussion: A significant positive relation was found between mean menarcheal age of girls in Kagithane region and the mean menarcheal age of their mothers. No relation between amenorrhea, dysmenorrhea, premestrual syndrome, menorrhagia, menometrorhaggia body mass index and the early menarcheal age, was seen. However, the shift of menarche age to earlier age observed in previous studies was seen to be related to obesity, osteoporosis and to cancer. Thus, further detailed studies are needed to be conducted regarding the shift of menarcheal age to earlier years.