Reproductive Health Characteristics of Urban South Korean Women

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作者
Lee, Dong-Yun [1 ]
Koo, Young-Ah [1 ]
Yoon, Byung-Koo [1 ]
Choi, DooSeok [1 ]
机构
[1] Sungkyunkwan Univ, Sch Med, Dept Obstet & Gynecol, Samsung Med Ctr, Seoul 135710, South Korea
关键词
Reproductive health; South Korea; Menstruation; Contraception; ORAL-CONTRACEPTIVES; BIRTH-CONTROL; ADOLESCENTS; PREVALENCE; PERCEPTIONS; AMENORRHEA; ATTITUDES; ETHNICITY; RACE;
D O I
10.1159/000316263
中图分类号
R71 [妇产科学];
学科分类号
100211 ;
摘要
Aims: To characterize the reproductive health of urban South Korean women of reproductive age. Methods: A cross-sectional online survey on menstrual patterns, sexual behavior, utilization of contraception, and perception of gynecological diseases was administered to 500 women from 15 to 39 years of age in five major cities of South Korea. Results: Among the respondents, 76.8 and 25% experienced dysmenorrhea and abnormal uterine bleeding, respectively. Two-thirds of the respondents with dysmenorrhea used analgesics. After analgesics, herbal medicine was the next most commonly used treatment. The mean age of first sexual intercourse was 24.3 years, and 68.8% of the sexually active women used contraception. The most commonly used contraceptive method was the condom (79.7%), and many women (up to 62.2%) demonstrated a distorted understanding of oral contraceptives. Although many women were aware of general gynecological diseases such as cervical cancer (77%), endometriosis (64.4%), and leiomyoma (62.6%), only 22.2% of the respondents had visited a clinic for a gynecological examination, and among those who had visited a clinic, the main reason for the visit was pregnancy (44.1%). Conclusion: The results of this survey provide insight into and allow us to characterize the reproductive health status of urban South Korean women. Copyright (C) 2010 S. Karger AG, Basel
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