Relationship Between Menstrual Cycle and Suicide Based on Histo-Pathological Study of Cadaver Uterus in a Tertiary Care Center, South India

Abstract

Suicide is a global health concern. The risk of suicide is more in females compared to males. Reproductive health related factors are the major reason for this increasing risk. The aim of the study is to find out the relationship between menstruation and suicide and to find out if there is any relationship exists between any of the other phases of menstrual cycle and suicidal behaviour. Hospital based cross sectional study was conducted in the Department of Forensic Medicine, Government Medical College, Thrissur which is a tertiary care centre . The study was done for a period of one year, from August 2015 to July 2016. The final sample size attained i.e the uterus specimens of reproductive age group during the study period is 100. Thus 50 were taken as cases and the other 50 who died of any other cause other than suicide were taken as control. Majority of the study participants belongs to 20 years of age group among cases. Most of our study participants were married in our study, majority of the study participants were above poverty line, no specific history of motivation towards suicide was found in majority of the study participants followed by psychiatric problems and family problems. Hanging was the most common method used for suicide. Among the cases majority of the study participants were in the late proliferative phase. In our study majority of the study participants committed suicide in the early proliferative phase.