Impact OF Lifestyle Modifications ON Menstrual Irregularities

Abstract

Menstrual irregularities are a prevalent health issue that has substantial consequences on the health of women, and it is frequently affected by lifestyle factors that can be modified. The study aimed to examine the connection between menstrual disorders and body mass index (BMI) and reproductive life stage, and pain severity in a large and diverse sample. An 8,445-woman cross-sectional analysis of a publicly accessible dataset (age 15-55 years) was used to study five menstrual disorders and consider irregular cycles as the presence of any of the disorders. The prevalence of irregular cycles was 42.6% in general, with increases according to BMI, 38.5% in underweight women, 48.6% in normal women, and 51.3% in obese women. The prevalence was much higher among perimenopausal participants (59.8%) than in the reproductive stage (39.3%), and women with high pain severity experienced irregular cycles in 50.2% of cases as compared to 35.7% in the low pain group. Specific patterns were noted in disorders, with menorrhagia being commonest in obese women and oligomenorrhea commonest in underweight women. These results emphasize the close correlation between the easy-to-measure indicators of health and menstrual health. Including BMI, life stage, and pain evaluation in the regular screening can help screen early and identify women at risk, to provide lifestyle counseling and preventive interventions. The approaches will present the cost-effective, scalable opportunities to improve the reproductive health outcomes within the clinical and community settings.