The relationship between nutritional status and menstrual cycle regularity

Simarmata, Vidi Posdo Ahapta and Langi, Louisa Ariantje and Udjung, Gorga I V W (2023) The relationship between nutritional status and menstrual cycle regularity. International Journal of Gynaecology and Obstetrics Research, 5 (1). pp. 6-11. ISSN 2663-3612

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Abstract

In adolescence, there is a period called puberty. In young women, puberty is characterized by the onset of the first menstruation that occurs at 10-16 years old. The menstruation cycle is a clinical sign of female reproduction. Normal menstruation cycle length occurs around 21-35 days. Age, nutritional status, stress, and body fat mass affect the menstruation cycle. Less or more nutritional status can cause menstrual cycle irregularities. The aim of the study was to find out the relationship between nutritional status and the regularity of menstruation cycles in female students of the Medical Faculty Indonesia Christian University. The type of this research is an analytical survey with a cross-sectional design. The population of this study was female students of the Medical Faculty Indonesia Christian University. The sampling technique used a random sampling method to obtain 57 respondents. The chi-square statistic test showed a correlation between nutritional status and menstruation cycle regularity because of p-value = 0,000 (p <0.05). The result is that there is a relationship between nutritional status and the regularity of the menstrual cycle in female students of Medical Faculty Indonesia Christian University Class of 2015. Therefore, it is concluded that the female students must begin to know themselves and their bodies and pay attention to body changes by recording the menstrual cycle every month Keywords: menstrual cycles, nutritional status

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