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ArticleWomen's health reports (New Rochelle, N.Y.)

Menstrual Disorder Frequency Across Ibuprofen and Oral Contraceptive Treatment Modalities in Reproductive-Age Women: A Population-Based Analysis Using the NIH

Quinn Fan, Mika Allyssa A Esquillo, Christina M Seeger, Paul W Zarutskie

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Quinn FanCollege of Osteopathic Medicine, Sam Houston State University, Conroe, Texas, USA.
Mika Allyssa A EsquilloCollege of Osteopathic Medicine, Sam Houston State University, Conroe, Texas, USA.
Christina M SeegerNewton Gresham Library/College of Osteopathic Medicine, Sam Houston State University, Conroe, Texas, USA.
Paul W ZarutskieCollege of Osteopathic Medicine, Department of Primary Care & Clinical Medicine, Sam Houston State University, Conroe, Texas, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0002-2562-4533

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Introduction: Despite the widespread use of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and oral contraceptives (OC), population-level analyses on how menstrual disorder diagnoses vary across ibuprofen and OC use remain limited. Prior studies emphasize treatment efficacy for individual conditions rather than cross-sectional diagnosis co-occurrence across these treatment categories. The NIH Methods: We conducted a retrospective cross-sectional analysis of female participants 18-35 years old using Results: In women aged 18-24 years, no significant differences in diagnosis prevalence were observed between treatment groups (ibuprofen: Conclusions: Menstrual disorder diagnosis frequencies differed across ibuprofen and OC exposure groups, primarily among women 25-35 years old. Longitudinal studies with untreated comparators and better characterizations of treatment timing, dose, and duration are needed.

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All of Usamenorrheadysmenorrheaheavy menstrual bleedingirregular mensesNSAIDS

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PMCPMC13420401

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