COPING Ners Journal ISSN: 2303-1298 Vol. 3 No.2, Mei-Agustus 2015 7 PENGARUH TERAPI AKUPRESUR SANYINJIAO POINT TERHADAP INTENSITAS NYERI DISMENORE PRIMER PADA MAHASISWI SEMESTER VIII PROGRAM STUDI ILMU KEPERAWATAN IGAA Sri Efriyanthi, I Wayan Suardana, Wayan Suari Program Studi Ilmu Keperawatan Fakultas Kedokteran Universitas Udayana Abstract. Dysmenorrhea is the pain felt by women when menstruation. Dysmenorrhea is usually caused by excessive release of certain prostaglandins, namely the prostaglandin F2 alpha from uterus endometrium cells. Many treatment of dysmenorrhea that has developed in the community both pharmacological and non-pharmacological therapy. One of non- pharmacologic therapy is acupressure. Acupressure is a using of touch/contact technique to balance the energy channels in the body or Qi. Sanyinjiao Point is one of acupoint or meeting point of spleen, liver and kidney channels located in the spleen meridian. This study aims to determine the effect of Acupressure Sanyinjiao Point Therapy Against Primary Dysmenorrhea Pain Intensity VIII Semester Students In Nursing Science Education Study Program. The study was conducted during one month in Nursing Science Education Study Program, Faculty of Medicine, Udayana University. Respondents received acupressure therapy Sanyinjiao point when experiencing dysmenorrhea on the first day of menstruation. This research was Quasy Experimental by designing Pre test & Post Test with Control Group, which consisted of 2 groups. The treatment group will be given acupressure intervention of Sanyinjiao point when the first day of dysmenorrhea for 20 minutes, and the control group was recommended only took a rest while doing deep breathing. The number of samples in each group was 15 people. The data were tested for data normality using the Shapiro Wilk test and it was analyzed using parametric tests Independent T-Test. Results of Independent T- Test analysis showed significant differences in pain scale changes between the two groups with the Sig. (2-tailed) was 0.000 (P <0.05) that concluded there was an Effect of Acupressure Sanyinjiao Point Therapy Of Primary Dysmenorrhea Pain Intensity VIII Semester Students In Nursing Science Education Study Program Keywords: Acupressure Sanyinjiao Point, dysmenorrhea Pain PENDAHULUAN Pubertas merupakan masa awal pematangan seksual, yakni suatu periode dimana seorang anak mengalami perubahan fisik, hormonal, dan seksual serta mampu mengadakan proses reproduksi (Fajaryati, 2010). Salah satu hal penting yang menandai pubertas pada wanita adalah menstruasi. Menstruasi merupakan perdarahan secara periodik dan siklik dari uterus yang disertai pelepasan (deskuamasi) endometrium (Wiknjosastro, 2007) . Menstruasi berlangsung kira – kira sekali sebulan sampai wanita mencapai usia 45 – 50 tahun (Kinanti, 2009). Dismenore adalah nyeri haid yang dirasakan di bagian perut bagian bawah dan menjalar sampai ke panggul yang dapat mengganggu aktivitas sehari-hari. (Apriliani, 2013).