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According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, dysmenorrhea is a word used to describe painful menstruation. It is also known as painful periods, or menstrual cramps. The pain occurs during menstruation.


Now what is menstruation itself?
Menstruation is a discharging of blood, secretions, and tissue debris from the uterus that recurs in non pregnant breeding-age females at approximately monthly intervals and that is considered to represent a readjustment of the uterus to the non pregnant state following proliferative changes accompanying the preceding ovulation.

Categories of Dysmenorrhea


Primary dysmenorrhea occurs in the absence of pelvic pathology. Pelvic pathology is an inflammatory disease (PID), general acute inflammation of the pelvic cavity in women, caused by bacterial infection of the cervix, uterus, ovaries or fallopian tubes. It is an STD.

Primary dysmenorrhea is more common than the secondary form. The pain experienced results from contractions of the uterine walls, and ischaemia. The ischaemia is probably mediated by prostaglandins such as F2a which is a vasoconstrictor (an agent that induces or initiates vasoconstriction), and other inflammatory mediators.

The pain usually begins 1 or 2days before, or when menstrual bleeding starts. Pain is felt in the thighs, back and the lower abdomen. There is also a feeling of pressure in the abdomen. In some females, the dysmenorrhea is accompanied by nausea, vomiting, diarrhea and fatigue.

Primary dysmenorrhea occurs almost consistently in ovulatory cycles. The pain is spasmodic, which means it happens suddenly and briefly at different times in an irregular way.


Factors that contribute to the primary form of dysmenorrhea include;

Anxiety about menses
Lack of exercise
Passage of menstrual tissue through the cervix
A Mal-positioned uterus

Symptoms tend to lessen with age and after pregnancy.


Secondary dysmenorrhea is causes by a disorder in the reproductive organs. Infections, uterine fibroids, adenomyosis and endometriosis are examples of such disorders. The most common cause is endometriosis (a condition resulting from the appearance of endometrial tissue outside the uterus and causing pelvic pain, especially associated with menstruation). To some extent, elevated prostaglandins play a role in secondary dysmenorrhea.


Risk factors for secondary dysmenorrhea include the following:

Endometriosis
Ovarian torsion
Pelvic inflammatory disease
Fibroids
Tubo-ovarian abscess.

Secondary dysmenorrhea is suspected if

Symptoms begin after adolesence
Patients have known causes such as those listed above

General measures

Symptomatic treatment begins with adequate rest and sleep and regular exercise. Diet low in fat is suggested as potentially effective. Nutritional supplements such as flaxseed, magnesium, vitamin E, zinc and vitamin B, are also recommended.

If pain persists, Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are typically tried UPON RECOMMENDATION BY YOUR PHYSICIAN. NSAIDs relieve pain and inhibit prostaglandins.

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Mynd44

Lol. I do hope they will do the needful

MasterRahl:
Lol. I do hope they will do the needful

Try to paste the source of this information

Problem women face

Girls dey try,, Dsts why i will love and pet my gf like no other

lampard01:
nyama


In another news
This guy wicked o

bb Naija don wash ur sense troway

Nairaland for the girls o. HYPERTEKI.

can men too menstruate

Ok

Never easy been a woman,with all we re facing in d country...ur body will be giving yu its own headache every month. I hail all d women

Spinach spinach spinach is the answer (for primary dysmenorrhea). Lots of vegetables during the period makes a huge difference.

Why not post the source?

Thinking back now, I still can't believe I let my body go through that pain without analgesics having presumed wrongly that the drugs will affect my fertility. Suffice it yo say, after my first child was born, the pain stopped. So, it's all good

Menstrual pain is not a good thing for girls and people say anytime they give birth the pain will stop.. How true is this

Kai!! This thread just made me Nostalgic, i remember what i went through with my Ex who goes through 'very' painful menstruation, whenever her period is approaching i start preparing myself 'mentally' and 'physically'. A big shout out to all Romantic men, we are the real MVPS!!----- I pack vomit tire, visit pharmacy tire, had like 8 hot water bottles(even one inside car) for the 5days of her period my emotions didnt matter, everything was about her, whatever she wanted to do, watch, eat, drink, the petting was out of this world!!...............

Woman dey try o

Period pain is no joke. :' (

Thank God for Felvin

Make i go continue my search for bitcoin... Sell to me biko... N380/$

It's LadyF again.

Op should have at least defined dysmenorrhea. Anyways, simple definition is menstrual pain.
Let me add from practical experience :
In this generation, the most implicated cause of menstrual pain is LIFESTYLE. Yes, over indulgence in fast foods which apparently contain alot of sugar is the short cut to having it rough for the few days ur menses would flow.
Ladies would do well to cut down on the carbs, carbonated drinks and all those junks.
I should also add that it bemuses me when ladies decline taking medications esp for severe MP. I'm like WTF, would you rather suffer in pain?
Last last, big ups to the ladies out there, mehn it's not an easy something oooooo. Small stomach pain and I'd be whining like fish, y'all are delicately made of steel.

Naughtytboy:
bb Naija don wash ur sense troway

He be like say craze dey worry you

Chai! Women dey try. That's why I always ask for their account details and send them millions of naira in my dreams.

We deserve a special day off for this.......at least it should be treated as a normal sickness.

jagugu88li:
We deserve a special day off for this

Agreed...

Can we also have a day off to soften early morning wood?



Women actually suffer so much. Pain of deflowering. Menses. Labour. Then menopause... I salute them!

ephi123:
Spinach spinach spinach is the answer (for primary dysmenorrhea). Lots of vegetables during the period makes a huge difference.

fresh Ginger tea helps too...

Seriously it's not easy......tho I get this stomach pain only on the first day of my period....but the pain I go through during ovulation is terrifying

Kaybaba5:
Menstrual pain is not a good thing for girls and people say anytime they give birth the pain will stop.. How true is this

To an extent, it is true...