RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PATHOLOGICAL MENSTRUAL SYMPTOMS AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF EXTRAGENITAL FORMS OF LOCAL INFLAMMATION.

Objective: The aim: To evaluate the parameters of menstrual function in 1015 women of reproductive age and to establish the relationship between the detected menstrual disorders and the development of migraine and/or irritable bowel syndrome (IBS).

Patients And Methods: Materials and methods: During 2018-2020, a survey of women of reproductive age in the Ternopil region (Ukraine) was conducted. To interview the study respondents, we developed a questionnaire that assessed the parameters of menstrual function (age of menarche; regularity and cyclicity of menstrual changes; duration of the menstrual cycle and menstruation itself; the amount of blood loss with the pictogram, the presence of clots and their size) identify characteristic changes in health, symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome and migraine associated with the menstrual cycle.