Girling Jane E, Hawthorne Samuel C J, Marino Jennifer L, Nur Azurah Abdul G, Grover Sonia R, Jayasinghe Yasmin L
Gynaecology Research Centre, The University of Melbourne Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology and Royal Women's Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Gynaecology Research Centre, The University of Melbourne Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology and Royal Women's Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; Department of Gynaecology, Royal Children's Hospital, Parkville, Victoria, Australia.
J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol. 2018 Oct;31(5):459-467. doi: 10.1016/j.jpag.2018.04.001. Epub 2018 Apr 12.
No studies have specifically considered paternal understanding of menstruation. This study aimed to establish the degree of understanding of fathers of adolescent girls with menstrual symptoms relative to mothers.
This was a cross-sectional survey-based study. Adolescent patients attending an outpatient gynecology clinic for dysmenorrhea and/or heavy menstrual bleeding and their parents were invited to complete surveys.
Sixty surveys were completed (24 of 40 daughters, 20 of 40 mothers, 16 of 40 fathers).
Surveys aimed to test parents' understanding of menstrual symptoms and potential medications, as well as fathers' concerns with their daughters' health.
The fathers' knowledge of menstrual symptoms was poorer than mothers, although most knew heavy menstrual bleeding (15/16, 94%) and mood swings (14/16, 87%). Many parents answered "don't know" or did not answer questions about potential consequences of medications, although parents were clearly concerned about side effects. Most fathers (13/16, 81%) were open to discussing menstrual concerns with daughters; however, only 54% (13/24) of daughters were open to such discussions. Of fathers, 81% (13/16) were sympathetic/concerned, 56% (9/16) felt helpless, and 13% (2/16) were frustrated when daughters were in pain. When asked about effects, 88% (14/16) of fathers (79% [15/20] of mothers) were worried about their daughter's welfare and 63% (10/16) (55% [11/20] of mothers) about schooling.
We present, to our knowledge, the first insight into fathers' knowledge of their daughters' menstrual health. Overall, parents have an incomplete picture of menstrual symptoms. Even in this cohort, which could be expected to be well informed because of their daughters' attendance at a tertiary hospital, it is clear that further knowledge would assist them caring for their daughters.
尚无研究专门探讨父亲对月经的了解情况。本研究旨在确定有月经症状的青春期女孩的父亲相对于母亲的了解程度。
这是一项基于横断面调查的研究。邀请到门诊妇科就诊的患有痛经和/或月经过多的青春期患者及其父母完成调查问卷。
共完成60份调查问卷（40名女儿中的24份，40名母亲中的20份，40名父亲中的16份）。
调查问卷旨在测试父母对月经症状和潜在药物的了解，以及父亲对女儿健康的担忧。
父亲对月经症状的了解不如母亲，不过大多数人知道月经过多（15/16，94%）和情绪波动（14/16，87%）。许多父母回答“不知道”或未回答关于药物潜在后果的问题，尽管父母显然担心副作用。大多数父亲（13/16，81%）愿意与女儿讨论月经相关问题；然而，只有54%（13/24）的女儿愿意进行此类讨论。在女儿疼痛时，81%（13/16）的父亲表示同情/担忧，56%（9/16）感到无助，13%（2/16）感到沮丧。当被问及影响时，88%（14/16）的父亲（79%[15/20]的母亲）担心女儿的幸福，63%（10/16）（55%[11/20]的母亲）担心女儿的学业。
据我们所知，我们首次深入了解了父亲对女儿月经健康的了解情况。总体而言，父母对月经症状的了解并不全面。即使在这个因女儿在三级医院就诊而有望了解充分信息的队列中，显然进一步的知识将有助于他们照顾女儿。
