ISSN 2598 0580 Bioscientia Medicina Page 1 Bioscientia Medicina Volume 3, Issue 1, Page No: 1-13 Available online : www.bioscmed.com Bio Sc Med 3(1) :1-13 Stress Induces Menstrual Cycle Disturbance Among Female Students in Faculty of Medicine Universitas Sriwijaya Fildzah Hasifa Taufiq 1 , Herry Hasnawi 2 , Rachmat Hidayat 3# 1 Medical Student,Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Sriwijaya, Indonesia 2 Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Sriwijaya, Indonesia 3 Department of Biology, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Sriwijaya, Indonesia # Correspondance Author :dr.rachmat.hidayat@gmail.com Received : November 19 th 2018 Accepted :January 29 th 2019 Abstract Background : Menstruation occurs regularly every month will form a menstrual cycle. Normal menstrual cycles in women range from 21-35 days. However, the menstrual cycle is not always normal, many women experience menstrual disturbance. Menstrual cycle disturbance are caused by several factors, which is stress. Objective : This study aims to analyze the association of stress level with menstrual cycle disturbance among female students in Medical Faculty of Sriwijaya University. Methods : This study is analytical cross-sectional study with primary data from menstrual cycle, stress ISMA, personality type DSM V questionnaires.. Results : In this study, 503 samples are fulfilled inclusion criteria. Among 503 subjects, 59 (11.7%) female students experienced polymenorrhea, 391 (77.7%) female students had normal menstrual cycles, 53 (10.6%) female students experienced olygomenorrhea. Chi Square test showed that there was an association between stress level and menstrual cycle disturbance. Conclusion : There is a significant association between between stress level and menstrual cycle disturbance among female students in Medical Faculty of Sriwijaya University. Keywords: Stress level, Menstrual cycle disturbance, Female Student