Dysmenorrhea (or dysmenorrhoea), cramps or painful menstruation, involves menstrual periods that are accompanied by either sharp, intermittent pain or dull, aching pain, usually in the pelvis or lower abdomen.
Painful menstruation affects approximately 40% of menstruating women, and 10% are incapacitated for up to 3 days. Painful menstruation is the leading cause of lost time from school and work among women of childbearing age. This pain may precede menstruation by several days or may accompany it, and it usually subsides as menstruation tapers off.
Although some pain during menstruation is normal, excessive pain is not. Dysmenorrhea refers to menstrual pain severe enough to limit normal activities or require medication. It may coexist with excessively heavy blood loss (menorrhagia).
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Dysmenorrhea - HealthWorld Online - A brief overview is outlined by Dr. Hoffman.
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Dysmenorrhea: BUPA Factsheet - A concise fact sheet on causes, symptoms and treatment of dysmenorrhea.
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Inlet Medical, Inc. - Dysmenorrhea - A web site for women experiencing pain during menstruation as a result of a tipped or retroverted uterus.
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Menstrual Cramps - Articles and questions / answers. More than one in every two women suffer from it each month, and about one in four are so badly affected that they have to take time off work or school.
Traditional Chinese Medicine - Describes in detail how TCM practitioners in China solve dysmenorrhea with traditional strategies and herbs.
UCLA The Ashe Center - Menstrual Cramps (Dysmenorrhea) Handouts
Yahoo Groups: Dysmenorrhea Support - A discussion board where women with dysmenorrhea can vent, share, learn through materials from many great websites, and find support. Find joining instructions.
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