College of Medicine, 
Saudi Arabia						                            
                            
						
 Research Article
												The Influence of Exam Stress on Menstrual Dysfunctions in Saudi Arabia 						
Author(s): Muneerah Khalid  AlJadidi, Ohoud Oadah  AlMutrafi, Rawan Othman  Bamousa, Sarah Safar  AlShehri, Anwar Sattam  AlRashidi, Huda Abdullah  AlNijadi, Arwa Abdulrhman  AMousa, Alanoud Saleh  AlNami, Norah Mohammad  AlSubaie, Norah Abdulaziz  AlMulhim, Lamees Abdulla  AlAbdulgader and Sayed Ibrahim  AliMuneerah Khalid  AlJadidi, Ohoud Oadah  AlMutrafi, Rawan Othman  Bamousa, Sarah Safar  AlShehri, Anwar Sattam  AlRashidi, Huda Abdullah  AlNijadi, Arwa Abdulrhman  AMousa, Alanoud Saleh  AlNami, Norah Mohammad  AlSubaie, Norah Abdulaziz  AlMulhim, Lamees Abdulla  AlAbdulgader and Sayed Ibrahim  Ali             
						
												
				 Menstrual changes affect the quality of females’ lives, it indicates some underlying problems. The purpose of this research is to determine the influence of exams’ stress on menstrual dysfunctions. The objectives are to measure the common menstrual dysfunctions among girls during exams, find the most affected characteristics among the measured ones, hence figuring out any relation between the exams (as a source of stress) and the menstrual dysfunctions of 204 Saudi female college students between the age groups of 18 to 25 who matched the required criteria when completed the exam stress social networks questionnaire study on menstrual disorders. It was found that 80.9% of the sample had menstrual changes during exams. Regarding the characteristics; 59.3% had a change in the level of pain, 50% had a change in blood flow, and 54.9% had it in the menstruation timing. The dysm.. Read More»
				  
												DOI:
												 10.4172/2380-5439.1000196