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Abstract
This study was conducted to determine the effect of aerobic exercises on primary dysmenorrhea in obese girls. Thirty obese girls (Body Mass Index>30-<34.9 Kg/m2) having regular menstrual cycles with primary dysmenorrhea. Their ages ranged from 18-25 years old. They were randomly distributed into two groups equal in number: group (A): participated in a program of weight reduction including aerobic exercises and low caloric diet and group (B) followed the same low caloric diet as group (A).Body mass index, waist/hip ratio, estrogen hormone level and pain intensity assessed by Visual Analogue Scale were measured before starting at 1st day of menstruation and after the end of treatment program (at 1st day of fourth menstruation). Results showed statistically significant decrease (P<0.005) in Body Mass Index and significant decrease (P<0.05) in estrogen hormone level and pain intensity assessed by Visual Analogue Scale in both groups (A&B) at post treatment except pain intensity showed statistically non significant difference at group (B), while waist /hip ratio showed a statistically non-significant difference (P>0.05) in both groups (A&B) at post treatment. Comparison between both groups (A&B) showed a statistically non-significant difference at all measured variables at pre as well as post treatment