Community Health Journal

Community Health Journal

The Effect of Consuming Sesame (sesamum indicum) on Primary Dysmenorrhea in Students at Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences (RUMS)

Authors
F Mohammadian
A Ghoreishi
M Sheikh Fathollali
A Manshoori
M Hajizadeh
A Khoshdel
G Shahriari
M Mahmoodi
Abstract
Introduction:Dysmenorrhea is a very common disorder among young women, and includes symptoms such as pain and  aniety. Sesame with scientific name of sesamum indicum has anti-agonal and anti-pain effects. Considering the routine and harmless consumption of sesame seeds,  this research aimed to study the effect of consuming sesame (sesamum indicum) on primary dysmenorrhea in 18-25 year old female students at Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences (RUMS)

Materials and Methods: In this clinical trial, 24 female students with dysmenorrhea in dormitory of RUMS were selected using stratified random sampling. Two days before and 3 days after the menstruation they consumed 15 grams of sesame seeds every day. Severity of dysmenorrhea was measured by Visual Analog Scale (VAS) in one period without consuming sesame and 2 periods with consuming sesame. Data was collected by questionnaires and was analyzed using one-way repeated measures ANOVA.

Results: The mean and standard deviation of age of students was 21.60±2.43 years. Results showed that pain of dysmenorrhea and amount of consuming sedatives were statistically decreased in periods with the consumption of sesame (P
Keywords
sesamum indicum
Primary Dysmenorrhea
Female Students
Pain