9 articles on "dysmenorrhea"

Dysmenorrhea is defined as painful menses: Period Pains

Causes, incidence, and risk factors Primary dysmenorrhea in adolescents usually begins 2 to 3 years following the onset of menses. It consists of crampy lower abdominal pain that generally begins several hours prior to the onset of a menstrual period...

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Dysmenorrhea is defined as painful menses: Period Pains

Dysmenorrhea is the medical term used to describe painful menstrual periods. Women of reproductive age experience varying levels of pain and discomfort during menstruation, ranging from mild cramps to severe pain that interferes with daily activities...

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Menstrual periods

Alternative names Menstrual periods - painful; Menstruation - painful; Dysmenorrhea; Periods - painful; Cramps - menstrual; Menstrual cramps Definition Painful menstruation is when menstrual periods are accompanied by either sharp, intermittent pain ...

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Painful Menstruation

Painful menstruation is when menstrual periods are accompanied by either sharp, intermittent pain or dull, aching pain, usually in the pelvis or lower abdomen.Painful menstruation affects many women. For a small number of women, such discomfort makes...

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Period Pains

Primary dysmenorrhea is a normal cramping of the lower abdomen caused by hormone-induced uterine contractions before the period. Secondary dysmenorrhea may be caused by abnormal conditions such as endometriosis or pelvic inflammatory disease. Unless ...

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Menstrual Cramps

CAUSESStrong or prolonged contractions of the muscular wall of the uterus. These may be caused by concentration of prostaglandins (hormones found in the cervix and uterus). Research shows that women with dysmenorrhea produce and excrete more prostagl...

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DYSMENORRHEA: Menstrual Cramps

DESCRIPTION:Severe, painful cramps during menstruation. Primary dysmenorrhea means pain has recurred regularly or within a year or two of the first period (puberty). Secondary dysmenorrhea means pain began years after periods started. Women with dysm...

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Treatment for Period Pains

GENERAL MEASURES Pelvic exam and a patient history may help suggest the cause of dysmenorrhea. Initial treatment aims are to relieve pain. Long term goals of treatment involve treating any underlying cause with medication, counseling or possibly surg...

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What\'s Causing the Pain?

There are two kinds of painful mensesprimary and secondarydysmenorrheaand it is very important to distinguish between them so bothare treated properly, Debrovner stresses. Primary dysmenorrhea usually starts within three years of the onset ofmenstrua...

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