Study objective: To determine the SCUBE1 levels in adolescents with primary dysmenorrhea.
Design: A prospective cross-sectional study.
Setting: A university hospital outpatient clinic, Rize, Turkey.
Participants: A total of 40 adolescent girls, 15 on menses and 25 not on menses.
Interventions and main outcome measures: Demographic features and menstrual history of the participants were assessed and blood samples were obtained for detecting the platelet volume, platelet counts, and SCUBE1 levels of the participants.
Results: No difference was detected between the 2 groups in mean platelet volume, platelet count, and SCUBE1 levels.
Conclusion: Future trials are required to investigate the relation between SCUBE1 levels and primary dysmenorrhea.
Keywords: Hypoxia; Primary dysmenorrhea; SCUBE1; adolescent.
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