@thesis{thesis, author={Krismayanti Ni Luh}, title ={PERBEDAAN NYERI MENSTRUASI SEBELUM DAN SESUDAH DILAKUKAN SENAM DISMENOREA PADA MAHASISWI FAKULTAS ILMU KESEHATAN UNIVERSITAS KATOLIK MUSI CHARITAS}, year={2022}, url={http://eprints.ukmc.ac.id/8990/}, abstract={Background : Dysmenorrhea is caused by increased levels of prostaglandins in the endometrium which can cause myometrial contractions, thereby affecting blood flow to myometrial cells resulting in menstrual pain. The incidence of dysmenorrhea is quite high reaching 64.25%. Dysmenorrhea can cause headaches, to metabolic disorders such as diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, backache, thighs, and reproductive disorders such as dyspareunia (pain in the genital area). To reduce the pain of dysmenorrhea, dysmenorrhea exercises can be done. Purpose:This study was conducted to determine the difference in menstrual pain before and after dysmenorrhoea exercise on students of the Faculty of Health Sciences, Katolik Musi Charitas University. Methods: Quantitative research uses a pre-experimental method with a one-group pretest-posttest design. The population is 56 female students. Using purposive sampling, a sample of 30 female students was obtained. Using pain observation sheet with Numeric Rating Scale (NRS). The analytical test used is the Wilcoxon Signed Rank Test. Result: The results of this study are the age of the majority of the respondents are late teens 18-21 years 30 (100%) respondents. The majority of menstrual cycles experienced normal menstrual cycles with a range of 21-35 days as many as 28 (93.3%) respondents. Menstrual pain before respondents experienced moderate pain, namely 27 (90%) respondents, and mild pain 3 (10%) respondents, after dysmenorrhea exercise, menstrual pain experienced mild pain, namely 29 (96.7%) respondents and moderate pain 1 (3.3%) respondents . The Wilcoxon Signed Rink Test got a p-value = 0.000, means that there is a difference in menstrual pain before and after being given dysmenorrhea exercise. Suggestion: Future researchers are expected to be able to further investigate the relationship between the length of menstruation and the menstrual cycle with the occurrence of menstrual pain (dysmenorrhea).} }