Medical Term For Painful Periods

Dysmenorrhea: What It Is, Treatments, Causes

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Dysmenorrhea is the medical term for pain with your period ( menstruation) or menstrual cramps. There are two types of dysmenorrhea: primary and secondary. Primary dysmenorrhea is the name for common menstrual cramps that come back over and over …

Menstrual cramps - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic

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Dysmenorrhea: Painful Periods | ACOG

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Pain associated with menstruation is called dysmenorrhea. More than half of women who menstruate have some pain for 1 to 2 days each month. Usually, the pain is mild. But for …

Painful Menstrual Periods: Causes, Treatments & More

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Some pain, cramping, and discomfort during menstrual periods is normal. Excessive pain that causes you to miss work or school is not. Painful menstruation is …

Dysmenorrhea | Johns Hopkins Medicine

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Dysmenorrhea | Johns Hopkins Medicine Health Conditions and Diseases Dysmenorrhea Gynecological Conditions What is dysmenorrhea? Dysmenorrhea causes severe and …

Painful menstrual periods: MedlinePlus Medical …

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Painful menstrual periods are periods in which a woman has crampy lower abdominal pain, which can be sharp or aching and come and go. Back pain and/or leg pain may …

Menstrual Period: Painful Periods (Dysmenorrhea) – Center for …

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Dysmenorrhea means difficult or painful periods. The most common symptoms are cramps in the lower part of the belly and/or lower back pain during your …

Menorrhagia (heavy menstrual bleeding)

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Menorrhagia is the medical term for menstrual periods with abnormally heavy or prolonged bleeding. Although heavy menstrual bleeding is a …

12 period symptoms that should not be …

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The medical term for pain during periods is dysmenorrhea, and cramping is often a cause of this pain. Mild cramping in the abdomen can be an uncomfortable …

Menstruation and Menstrual Period …

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Cramps Throbbing or cramping pain (hence the name) in the lower abdomen brought on by your period. They can be mildly uncomfortable or so severe they make …