Effect of Lavender Inhalation on Dysmenorrhea

Effect of Lavender Inhalation on Primary Dysmenorrhea

This study was planned to determine the effect of lavender inhalation on primary dysmenorrhea and its symptoms.

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.

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.