Primary dysmenorrhea and physical activity
Golomb, L.M.; Solidum, A.A.; Warren, M.P.
Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise 30(6): 906-909
1998
ISSN/ISBN: 0195-9131 PMID: 9624650 Document Number: 487364
It has been widely claimed that exercise is beneficial to dysmenorrhea, yet solid evidence is lacking. Studies investigating this relationship have been reviewed for this paper. Most showed decreased prevalence and/or improved symptomatology with exercise. However, controlled longitudinal studies involving women with confirmed primary dysmenorrhea who are sufficiently blinded to the study objectives are necessary before a definite relationship between exercise and dysmenorrhea can be established.