Painful Menstruation Medical Terminology

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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Primary dysmenorrhea is the cramping pain that comes before or during a period. This pain is caused by natural chemicals called prostaglandins that are made in the lining of the …

Dysmenorrhea | Johns Hopkins Medicine

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Dysmenorrhea is characterized by severe and frequent menstrual cramps and pain during your period. Dysmenorrhea may be primary, existing from the beginning of periods, or …

Painful Menstrual Periods: Causes, Treatments & More

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smoking. having heavy bleeding with periods. having irregular periods. never having had a baby. reaching puberty before age 11. A hormone called prostaglandin …

Dysmenorrhea - Wikipedia

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Dysmenorrhea, also known as period pain, painful periods or menstrual cramps, is pain during menstruation. Its usual onset occurs around the time that menstruation begins. …

Painful menstrual periods: MedlinePlus Medical …

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The medical term for painful menstrual periods is dysmenorrhea. Considerations. Many women have painful periods. Sometimes, the pain makes it hard to do normal …

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

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Dysmenorrhea is a medical term that means “difficult or painful periods”. There are two types of dysmenorrhea; primary and secondary. Primary dysmenorrhea is …

Menstruation and Menstrual Period Glossary | Everyday …

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This glossary of menstrual terms will help. Amenorrhea The absence of first menstrual period by age 15; secondary amenorrhea refers to a stretch of at least three months without menstruation ...

Chapter 8- Menstrual Disorders Flashcards | Quizlet

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menorrhagia. Abnormally heavy or prolonged menstrual period; may be an indication of fibrosis. (men/o menses. -rrhagia bursting forth) oligomenorrhea. abnormally light or …