PENGARUH PEMBERIAN KOMBINASI AROMATERAPI LAVENDER DAN PEPPERMINT TERHADAP PENURUNAN NYERI HAID ( DISMENORE ) DI APOTEK ANGGITA DALUNG

Abstract

Dysmenorrhea is a condition of pain or pelvic and abdomen pain during menstruation so that it can interfere with activities and need a treatment. However, some pharmacological therapies for dysmenorrhea can cause side effects if used in long term such as NSAIDs which can cause disturbances in digestive tract and kidneys, so that complementary therapies are needed to treat dysmenorrhea. This study aims to determine the effect of giving a combination lavender and peppermint aromatherapy on reduction of menstrual pain. The research was conducted using the One Group Pre-Post Test Design approach. Pain measurement was done by measuring the scale before and after giving aromatherapy inhalation and carried out for two months using 38 samples. The result of this this study are that there is

a significant effect of giving a combination of lavender and peppermint aromatherapy as evidence by the sig value. (2-tailed) is 0.000 less than 0.05 (0.000<0.05). Therefore, based on this study it was found that there was a decrease in menstrual pain when using a combination of lavender and peppermint aromatnerapy jso that it could be developed further.