Factors affecting healthcare access for dysmenorrhoea: a scoping review protocol.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Dysmenorrhoea (period pain) is a global public health issue affecting up to 91% of the 1.8 billion individuals who menstruate. While research has emphasised the improvement of menstrual health in low-middle-income countries, undertreated dysmenorrhoea remains an issue in high-income countries (HICs), where individuals often assume their pain experiences are normal. Studies report that individuals with dysmenorrhoea delay seeking medical care, avoid it entirely or are subjected to diagnostic and treatment delays. Difficulties accessing care are troubling, as individuals may suffer without access to evidence-based techniques, as well as the potential for underlying pathologies (eg, endometriosis, pelvic inflammatory disease) to go undiagnosed.Many HICs have launched stra

SUBMITTER: Ni Cheileachair F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12336568 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature