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Dysmenorrhea

Dysmenorrhea: Introduction

Dysmenorrhea: Dysmenorrhea refers to period pain or menstrual cramping. Some level of period pain is common. On the other hand, some women put up with excessive pain ... more about Dysmenorrhea.

Dysmenorrhea: Pain, cramping, or discomfort due to menstruation. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Dysmenorrhea is available below.

Symptoms of Dysmenorrhea

• Painful menstruation
• Menstrual cramping
• more symptoms...»

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• Vaginal Health: Home Testing:
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  • Home Yeast Infection Tests
  • Home Candida Kits
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Dysmenorrhea: Complications

Review possible medical complications related to Dysmenorrhea:

• Fainting - from severe menstrual cramps
• more complications...»

Disease Topics Related To Dysmenorrhea

Research the causes of these diseases that are similar to, or related to, Dysmenorrhea:

• Normal menstrual cycles
• Primary Dysmenorrhea
• Secondary Dysmenorrhea
• Pelvic inflammatory disease
• Endometriosis
• Fibroids
• more related diseases...»

Medical Textbooks Online about Dysmenorrhea

Book excerpts: Copyright © 2008 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.

Wrongly Diagnosed with Dysmenorrhea?

• Misdiagnosis of Dysmenorrhea
• Failure to diagnose Dysmenorrhea
• Hidden causes of Dysmenorrhea (possibly wrongly diagnosed)
• Undiagnosed: Dysmenorrhea

Dysmenorrhea: Medical Mistakes

• Women's Health Mistakes:
  • Womens Health -- Health Mistakes
  • Contraception -- Health Mistakes
  • Fertility -- Health Mistakes
• more mistakes...»

Dysmenorrhea: Marketplace Products, Discounts & Offers

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• Mom & Baby
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• Womens Health
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Dysmenorrhea: Undiagnosed Conditions

Commonly undiagnosed diseases in related medical categories:

• Women's Reproductive Health: diseases that are commonly undiagnosed:
  • Overactive Bladder Syndrome -- Undiagnosed
  • PCOS -- Undiagnosed
  • Chlamydia -- Undiagnosed
  • Pelvic Inflammatory Disease -- Undiagnosed
  • Cervical Cancer -- Undiagnosed
  • Breast Cancer -- Undiagnosed
  • Ovarian Cancer -- Undiagnosed
  • Von Willebrand Disease -- Undiagnosed
  • more ...»
• more undiagnosed conditions...»

Misdiagnosis and Dysmenorrhea

Unnecessary hysterectomies due to undiagnosed bleeding disorder in women: The bleeding disorder called Von Willebrand's disease is quite common in women, but often fails to be correctly diagnosed. Women with the condition tend to have ...read more »

Rare type of breast cancer without a lump: There is a less common form of breast cancer called inflammatory breast cancer. Its symptoms can be an inflammation of the breast tissue, such as with a breast rash...read more »

Female athlete syndrome leads to undiagnosed osteoporosis: Younger women are not usually considered as candidates for diagnosis of osteoporosis. However, a pattern of three conditions can occur in female athletes:...read more »

Read more about Misdiagnosis and Dysmenorrhea

Dysmenorrhea: Research Doctors & Specialists

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• Pregnancy & Fertility Health Specialists:
  • Maternal & Fetal Medicine
  • Obstetrics & Gynecology
  • Reproductive Endocrinology & Infertility
  • Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine
• Womens Health Specialists:
  • Gynecological Oncology
• more specialists...»

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Hospitals & Clinics: Dysmenorrhea

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• Womens Health -- Hospital Quality Ratings
• more hospital ratings...»

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Choosing the Best Hospital: More general information, not necessarily in relation to Dysmenorrhea, on hospital performance and surgical care quality:

• 50 Best Hospitals Report
• Outstanding Patient Experinece Award Winning Hospitals
• Women's Health Best Hospitals
• Patient Safety
• Hospital Quality and Clinical Excellence Study (2009)

Dysmenorrhea: Rare Types

Rare types of diseases and disorders in related medical categories:

• Women's Reproductive Health -- rare types of diseases:
  • Overactive Bladder Syndrome -- Rare Types
  • PCOS -- Rare Types
  • Chlamydia -- Rare Types
  • Pelvic Inflammatory Disease -- Rare Types
  • Cervical Cancer -- Rare Types
  • Breast Cancer -- Rare Types
  • Ovarian Cancer -- Rare Types
  • Von Willebrand Disease -- Rare Types
  • more ...»
• more rare diseases...»

Causes of Dysmenorrhea

• Normal menstrual cycles
• Primary Dysmenorrhea
• Secondary Dysmenorrhea
• Pelvic inflammatory disease
• Endometriosis
• more causes...»

See full list of 55 causes of Dysmenorrhea

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• Medications, drugs, or substances causing Dysmenorrhea (83 listings)
• Underlying causes of Dysmenorrhea
• Dysmenorrhea as a symptom
• Medical news summaries relating to Causes of Dysmenorrhea

Treatments for Dysmenorrhea

• Pain relief
• Over-the-counter medications
• Prescription medications
• Pregnancy - any primary dysmenorrhea may disappear after a first pregnancy
• Oral contraceptive pills - often corrects primary dysmenorrhea
• more treatments...»

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Latest Treatments for Dysmenorrhea

• Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulator
• Acupuncture
• Vitamin E
• Ibuprofen
• Naproxen
• more treatments...»

See full list of 14 latest treatments for Dysmenorrhea

News Archives for Dysmenorrhea

Medical news articles related to Dysmenorrhea include:

• Health Tip: Talking With Your Daughter About Menstruation
• more health news...»

Source: HealthDay News

Videos for Dysmenorrhea

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Patient Surveys for Dysmenorrhea

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• Survey about the symptoms of your Dysmenorrhea
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Reseach about Dysmenorrhea

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Clinical Trials for Dysmenorrhea

The US based website ClinicalTrials.gov lists information on both federally and privately supported clinical trials using human volunteers.

Some of the clinical trials listed on ClinicalTrials.gov for Dysmenorrhea include:

• Vitamin K Injections for the Treatment of Painful Menstruation - This study is no longer recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• A Study to Evaluate the Efficacy of Seasonique for the Treatment of Cyclic Pelvic Pain - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - levonorestrel/EE 0.15/0.03 and EE 0.01 mg tablets
• A Study to Evaluate the Efficacy of Seasonique for the Treatment of Cyclic Pelvic Pain - This study is no longer recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - levonorgestrel/EE 0.15/0.03 and EE 0.01 mg tablets,levonorgestrel/EE 0.15/0.03 mg tablets and placebo
• Study Evaluating the Safety and Efficacy of ERB-041 on Reduction of Symptoms Associated With Endometriosis in Reproductive-Aged Women - This study is not yet open for patient recruitment (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - ERB-041
• The Effect of Transcutaneous Electric Nerve Stimulation on Primary Dysmenorrhea-a Randomized Control Study - This study is not yet open for patient recruitment (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• more trials...»

See full list of 20 Clinical Trials for Dysmenorrhea

Types of Dysmenorrhea

• Primary Dysmenorrhea - occurring in many women without any specific underlying cause
• Secondary Dysmenorrhea - caused by other underlying medical conditions; see also symptom dysmenorrhea
• more types...»

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Stories from Users Related to Dysmenorrhea

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• 55 and still menstruating - tiredness - help!!
• irregular menstruation
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• irregular menstruation
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• lack of menstruation
• decreased menstrual duration

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Definitions of Dysmenorrhea:

Painful menstruation. - (Source - Diseases Database)

Painful menstruation - (Source - WordNet 2.1)

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