Table 4 Proportion of respondents reporting menstrual/breast health changes according to days of exposure
Delayed menstrual/breast/chest health issues categories | Participants reporting health issues by intensity of exposurea | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 day of exposure N = 292 | 2–4 days of exposure N = 1032 | ≥5 days of exposure N = 326 | ||||
n | % | n | % | n | % | |
Any of menstrual/breast/chest health issues | 116 | 39.7 | 566 | 54.8 | 217 | 66.6 |
Increased menstrual cramping | 71 | 24.3 | 367 | 35.6 | 166 | 50.9 |
Unusual spotting | 56 | 19.2 | 273 | 26.5 | 130 | 39.9 |
Increased bleeding | 41 | 14.0 | 223 | 21.6 | 125 | 38.3 |
Increased number of days of spotting/bleeding | 34 | 11.6 | 179 | 17.3 | 99 | 30.4 |
Breast/chest tenderness | 23 | 7.9 | 136 | 13.2 | 74 | 22.7 |
Increased clots | 9 | 3.1 | 85 | 8.2 | 66 | 20.2 |
Change in the color of blood (spotting/bleeding) | 15 | 5.1 | 80 | 7.8 | 52 | 16.0 |
Absence of menstrual bleeding | 9 | 3.1 | 66 | 6.4 | 32 | 9.8 |
Decreased number of days of spotting/bleeding | 8 | 2.7 | 39 | 3.8 | 23 | 7.1 |
Other | 14 | 4.8 | 66 | 6.4 | 23 | 7.1 |