Effects of aromatherapy by Rosaceous on the severity and systemic symptoms of primary dysmenorrhea

Dysmenorrhea, defined as pain associated with menstruation that affects millions of women in the reproductive age worldwide. Considering the high prevalence of dysmenorrhea and its adverse consequences on quality of life, the present study examined the effects of Rosaceous on the severity of primary dysmenorrhea and its systemic manifestations. This double blind clinical trial was performed on 110 students of Hamadan University of Medical Sciences. Students randomly assigned into intervention and control groups. Both g-Kim Y-J, Lee M S, Yang Y S and Hur M-H (2011) Self-aromatherapy massage of the abdomen for the reduction of menstrual pain and anxiety during menstruation in nurses: a placebo controlled clinical trial. European Journal of Integrative Medicine. 3 (3) e165-e168.-Lasco A, Catalano A and Benvenga S (2012) Improvement of primary dysmenorrhea caused by a single oral dose of vitamin D: results of a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study. Archives of Internal Medicine. 172 (4) 366-367.-Latthe P, Latthe M, Say L, Gulmezoglu M and Khan K S (2006) WHO systematic review of prevalence of chronic pelvic pain: a neglected reproductive health morbidity. BMC Public Health. 6 (1) 177.-Lin J-G (2013) Auricular acupressure combined with an internet-based intervention or alone for primary dysmenorrhea: a control study. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 2013.-Liu C-F (2013) Acupuncture or acupressure at the Sanyinjiao (SP6) acupoint for the treatment of primary dysmenorrhea: a meta-analysis. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 2013.-Jamilian M, Jamalian H and Mirzaie S (2013) [Rose Damascena vs. Omega-3 in the Treatment of Premenstural Syndrome:A randomized, and Placebo-Controlled Clinical Trial]. Complementary Medicine Journal of Faculty of Nursing & Midwifery. 3 (3) 26-36. (Persian)-Mirabi P, Dolatian M, Mojab F and Majd H A (2011) Effects of valerian on the severity and systemic manifestations of dysmenorrhea. International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics. 115 3) 285-288.-Moslemi L, Bekhradi R, Galini Moghaddam T and Gholamitabar Tabari M (2012) Comparative effect of fennel extract on the intensity of primary dysmenorrhea. African Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology. 6(24) 1770-3.-Mostafa-Gharabaghi P, Delazar A, Gharabaghi M M, Shobeiri M J and Khaki A (2013) The view of cesarean pain after preemptive use of rosa damascena extract in women with elective cesarean section. World of Science Journal. 4, 226-35.-Nahidi F, Bagheri L and Jansari S (2006) [The relationship between delivery type and dysmenorrhea]. Journal of Shahid Beheshti School of Nursing & Midwifery. 16 (58), 40-4. (Persian)-Naz.ro.lu M, Kozlu S, Yorganc.gil E, U.uz A C and Karaku. K (2013) Rose oil (from Rosa~ damascena Mill.) vapor attenuates depression-induced oxidative toxicity in rat brain. Journal of Natural Medicines. 67 (1): 152-158.-Nikbakht A and Kafi M (2004) A study on the relationships between Iranian people and Damask rose (Rosa damascena) and its therapeutic and healing properties. VIII International People Plant Symposium on Exploring Therapeutic Powers of Flowers, Greenery and Nature ISHS Acta Horticulturae 790, 251- 254.-Ou M C, Hsu T F, Lai A C, Lin Y T and Lin C C (2012) Pain relief assessment by aromatic essential oil massage on outpatients with primary dysmenorrhea: A randomized, double]blind clinical trial. Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Research. 38 (5) 817-822.-Proctor M and Farquhar C (2006) Diagnosis and management of dysmenorrhoea. British Medical Journal. 332 (7550) 1134-8.-Rahbar N, Asgharzadeh N, Ghorbani R (2012). Effect of omega-3 fatty acids on intensity of primary dysmenorrhea. International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics. 3(141) 272.282.-Rakhshandah H and Hosseini M (2006) Potentiation of pentobarbital hypnosis by Rosa damascena in mice. Indian Journal of Experimental Biology. 44 (11) 910.-Rakhshandah H, Shakeri M T and Ghasemzadeh M R (2007) Comparative hypnotic effect of Rosa damascena fractions and Diazepam in Mice. Iranian Journal of Pharmaceutical Research. 6 3) 193-197.roups were matched before intervention for age, education level, BMI, income, education wife, age of menarche and marital status. In the intervention group in the first 3 days of menstruation, 10 drops of Rosaceous extract were given to the subjects two times daily for two consecutive menstrual cycles. The controls take placebo. Severity of primary dysmenorrhea is compared in the two groups using the paired t test and between groups using the independent t test. The severity of primary dysmenorrhea and systemic manifestations decreased in both groups, this reduction was more significant in the Rosaceous group (p <0.001). The results of this study results showed a positive impact of Rosaceous in reduction of severity of primary dysmenorrhea and systemic manifestations. It seems that can be used to reduce the severity of primary dysmenorrhea and systemic manifestations.