Table 2.

Dysmenorrhea score: Grading and scoring of symptoms and requirement of analgesics

	Grade	Symptom	Score
Dysmenorrhea	No	None	0
	Slight	Some disturbances to daily work (school work/house keeping)	1
	Moderate	Disturbances to daily work (school work/house keeping) or need rest in bed	2
	Severe	Staying in bed unable to work/to do house keeping 3 Use of analgesic No No usage of analgesics	3
Use of analgesic	No	No usage of analgesics	0
	Slight	Usage of analgesics in one day at menstruation	1
	Moderate	Usage of analgesics for 2–6 days at menstruation	2
	Severe	Usage of analgesics for more than 7 days at menstruation	3

Total dysmenorrhea score is the sum of 1) dysmenorrhea score and 2) use of analgesic score.