Local low-dose heat application, an

Local low-dose heat application, an easily applied and
noninvasive method, can be recommended by nurses to
relieve menstrual pain. Unlike acupressure, acupuncture,
spinal manipulation, TENS, etc, the use of heat patches does
not require special equipment, nor does it require application
by an expert in a clinical setting. Therefore, heat
patches have economic advantages as well as being timeefficient.
In addition, the participants in our study reported
that they were satisfied with the heat patches, and it
can be assumed that working women and other female
students may also benefit from the heat patches. Heat
patches seem to be an effective method for coping with
dysmenorrheal pain; therefore, the use of heat patches may
have a positive effect on women’s social lives during
menstruation.
Another group that may benefit is teens and women who
cannot use analgesics due to their side effects, because heat
patches do not have these side effects. However, who can
use analgesics can use a combination of heat patches