A Survey of Menstrual Recording Habits and Menstrual Education Experiences of Female Undergraduates: Focusing on the Stability of Menstrual Cycle
2023 Volume 74 Issue 3 Pages 140-147
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2023 Volume 74 Issue 3 Pages 140-147
The current menstrual recording habits and the experience of receiving menstrual education of female undergraduates were examined with a focus on whether the undergraduates had a regular menstrual cycle or not.
The 75 subjects were divided into 2 groups: the first group of 41 undergraduates had a regular menstrual cycle (the “group with a regular cycle”) and the second group of 34 undergraduates had an irregular cycle (the “group with an irregular cycle”).
Results indicated that significantly more undergraduates in the group with an irregular cycle had a habit of recording their cycles than in the group with a regular cycle.
This suggested that whether one had a regular menstrual cycle may affect whether one has a habit of recording one's menstrual cycle or not.
All 75 subjects had received almost the same menstrual education. These results suggest that the presence or absence of menstrual recording habits is not related to whether or not the patient has received menstrual education, but to whether or not the number of days of the current menstrual cycle is stable.
In the future, menstrual education should be provided to female undergraduates to inform them of the importance of menstrual recording and to make them aware of menstrual cycle irregularities, regardless of whether they have a regular menstrual cycle or not.
