[Dysmenorrhea in adolescents and young adults: prevalence, related factors and limitations in daily living].

Objective: To determine the prevalence of dysmenorrhea, limitations in daily living and health care use due to menstrual pain.

Material And Methods: Observational transversal study of 274 adolescents and young adults (age ≤ 26) who had menstruated in the six months prior to the study, assisted at a Primary Health Care Center. Data were obtained by a 24-item anonymous questionnaire, which included questions about socio-demographic variables, menstrual cycle, presence, duration, severity, treatment and limitations of dysmenorrhea.