MEDICAL-SOCIAL ASPECTS OF DYSMENORRHEA IN KAZAKHSTAN
This article presents the results of the study, through an online survey of 4200 girls and women of reproductive age living in different regions of Kazakhstan. The online questionnaire included questions about a gynecological history, about menstrual function, about taking medications during painful periods and about sensations and changes in the body during painful periods. A high incidence of dysmenorrhea was detected in 70% of respondents. Of these, severe painful pain during menstruation was experienced, up to the temporary disability of 14% of girls. In order to stop the pain syndrome, most of the respondents uncontrolledly took painkillers without a doctor's prescription, self-medicating.