Dysmenorrhea and Chronic Pelvic Pain

Dysmenorrhea, the most common gynecologic problem, means painful monthly flow. It affect between 30% and 75% of all women in the reproductive age group. Primary or physiologic dysmenorrhea is painful menses that occurs in the absence of pelvic disease. It has been shown that excessive production of prostaglandins by the endometrium can result in uterine ischemia and hypercontractibility and can cause severe dysmenorrhea. This has clarified a previous “psychosomatic” disorder, and many strides have been made in effective treatment of dysmenorrhea using nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory medications.1,2 Preview Unable to display preview. Download preview PDF. Similar content being viewed by others

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