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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2022 Apr 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Obstet Gynaecol Res. 2021 Feb 15;47(4):1472–1480. doi: 10.1111/jog.14663

Table 1. Participant demographics and self-reported pain scores for dysmenorrhea and bulb squeeze event study.

Absenteeism - days missed in last 3 months due to pain

Demographics Dysmenorrheic (n = 25) Pain-Free (n = 14) p value
Age 27.0 ± 1.6 27.8 ± 3.6 0.732
Race 0.04
African American 3 (12%) 1 (7%)
White 20 (80%) 7 (50%)
Other 2 (8%) 6 (43%)
Menstrual pain without NSAIDs (0-100) 71.3 ± 4.0 7.8 ± 2.9 < 0.001
Menstrual pain with NSAIDs (0-100) 37.9 ± 5.8 5.8 ± 2.3 < 0.001
Absenteeism (days) 3.7 ± 1.9 0
Primary Dysmenorrhea 16
Secondary Dysmenorrhea 9