Hubungan Aktivitas Fisik dengan Siklus Menstruasi pada Remaja di Program Studi Ilmu Keperawatan Fakultas Kedokteran Universitas Sam Ratulangi

Abstract

Background : One of the risk factors that affect the menstrual cycle is physical activity. Physical activity with high intensity will cause hypothalamic dysfunction so that gonadotropin releasing hormone secretion is disturbed. Low-intensity physical activity will cause menstrual cycle irregularities by affecting the oxidative energy needed in the reproductive process. Aim: to observe correlation between physical activities and menstrual cycle in adolescent girl. Cross Sectional method is used for this research. The research population is adolescent girls in Nursing study program of Medical School, University of Sam Ratulangi Manado, with the total samples are 107 teenagers selected by proportionate stratified random sampling. Data was collected using a questionnaire and data analysis techniques using the Spearman test. The results of this study found that there was no relationship between physical activities and menstrual cycle, with p-value 0,471. The conclusion that discovered form this research is that there is no correlation between physical activities and menstrual cycle. PSIK students who experience abnormal menstrual cycles are expected to pay attention to other influencing factors such as weight / BMI, stress levels, energy sufficiency, nutritious diet to meet the adequacy of magnesium, iron, and calcium.