An Unusual Cause of Adolescent Dysmenorrhea

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Adolescents with severe, medically resistant dysmenorrhea may have adenomyosis, warranting consideration of imaging to diagnose this unusual cause.

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Abstract

In Brief Imaging should be considered in adolescents with severe dysmenorrhea resistant to medical therapy because adenomyosis is a potential etiology in this age group.

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mesh:D004412mesh:D004715adenomyosisdysmenorrhea

MeSH descriptors

Dysmenorrhea Endometriosis Myometrium Uterine Diseases Adolescent Dysmenorrhea Dysmenorrhea Dysmenorrhea Endometriosis Endometriosis Female Humans Myometrium Myometrium Uterine Diseases Uterine Diseases

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