--- title: What medications do young women use for period cramps? | Niyora description: Young women in Taiwan use both Western medicines like Panadol and traditional Chinese medicines like Si-Wu-Tang. Women with more symptoms were more likely to url: https://niyora.com/research/papers/management-of-perimenstrual-symptoms-among-young-taiwanese-nursing-students-2011/ --- - [Niyora](https://niyora.com/) - [Research](https://niyora.com/research/) - [Library](https://niyora.com/research/library/) - What medications do young women use for period cramps? Survey study, 2011 # What medications do young women use for period cramps? Young women in Taiwan use both Western medicines like Panadol and traditional Chinese medicines like Si-Wu-Tang. Women with more symptoms were more likely to use any type of medication. Moderate study design 2758 female nursing students in Southern Taiwan ## What they did Researchers gave a survey to 2758 female nursing students in Southern Taiwan and asked them about medication use for period cramps and related symptoms. ## What they found Panadol was the most commonly used Western medicine and Si-Wu-Tang was the most commonly used traditional Chinese medicine. Women who reported more premenstrual and menstrual symptoms were more likely to use Western medicines or traditional Chinese medicines. Western medicines were used for a broader range of symptoms than traditional medicines. ## What it means for you Young women in Taiwan choose medications based on their symptom severity, and both Western and traditional medicines are widely used. The main limit is that the study only included nursing students in southern Taiwan, so it may not represent all Taiwanese women. 2758 nursing students surveyed ## About the study Original title Management of perimenstrual symptoms among young Taiwanese nursing students Authors Cheng HF Journal Journal of clinical nursing Year 2011 Study design Survey study Participants 2,758 What was tested None; the study surveyed existing medication use patterns. Read the paper [doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2702.2010.03592.x](https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2702.2010.03592.x) ## Topics [Dysmenorrhea and period pain](https://niyora.com/research/topics/condition-dysmenorrhea/)[Other herbal medicine](https://niyora.com/research/topics/treatment-herbal-other/)[Work and productivity](https://niyora.com/research/topics/life-area-work/)[Students and academic performance](https://niyora.com/research/topics/life-area-education/)[Adolescents and young people](https://niyora.com/research/topics/life-area-adolescents/) Research tells you what helps on average. Niyora helps on the day it hits. Calm down, see it another way, and decide what to say, with a PMS and PMDD app built by a doctor. ## Related studies Non-randomised trial, 2026 Does video-guided digital menstrual exercise reduce PMS and period pain in adolescent girls? Interview study, 2024 How do young women use period tracker apps to manage their menstrual cycles? Cohort study, 2023 Do girls with intellectual disability have worse menstrual quality of life? Randomised trial, 2015 Does aerobic exercise or fennel reduce PMS symptoms? Survey study, 2011 How common is premenstrual syndrome in Sri Lankan adolescent schoolgirls and how does it affect them? Survey study, 1999 How common are menstrual problems in teenage girls and do they relate to early puberty? Ask AI about this page Copy prompt ChatGPT ↗ Claude ↗ Perplexity ↗ Google AI Mode ↗ Grok ↗