Overview
This study was planned to determine the effect of lavender inhalation on primary dysmenorrhea and its symptoms.
Description
The research is a randomized controlled trial and an experimental research design will be used. The research will be carried out with two groups as experimental (lavender) and control (placebo) groups.
Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria:
- Having primary dysmenorrhea (degrees II and III),
- Single,
- Who have never been pregnant before,
- Having a regular menstrual cycle
- Without any genital organ disorder (such as fibroids, fibroadenoma, endometriosis, metrorrhagia, ovarian cyst, pelvic inflammatory disease, chronic pelvic pain, other pelvic pathologies)
- Not using contraceptive method,
- Having a normal sense of smell
- People who can smell odors and are not allergic to odors will be included in the study.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Married,
- Having a disease that causes dysmenorrhea,
- Regularly using a pharmacological and non-pharmacological method to relieve
- Dysmenorrhea pain during the study,
- Having a previous or unconcluded pregnancy,
- Having a chronic disease (diabetes, endometriosis, uterine congenital anomalies, epilepsy, etc.),
- Using drugs that affect the menstrual cycle or dysmenorrhea,
- Persons who fill in the data collection form incompletely or not at all will not be included in the study.