Effect of Exercise Plan Based on FITT Protocol on Primary Dysmenorrhea

Early dysmenorrhea is a painful menstruation which happens without any pelvic pathological disorder and about 80% of women experience it. We aimed to investigate the effects of exercise based on a specific protocol on the severity and duration of primary dysmenorrhea in students residing in dormitories of Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, western Iran in 2017. Overall, 86 students with mild to moderate dysmenorrhea were enrolled. The exercise based on the FITT protocol (Intensity of exercise, time of exercise, and type of exercise) was implemented for the interventional group (43 students) in 8 weeks. The mean dysmenorrhea severity in the first menstrual cycle after the intervention in intervention group was significantly lower than the control group and in the second menstrual cycle. The mean duration of dysmenorrhea in the first menstrual cycle after the intervention in intervention group was less than the control group and in the second menstrual cycle. Based on the results sports activities based on a certain and organized protocol could improve dysmenorrhea.