title: Primary dysmenorrhea and physical activity.
abstract: It has been widely claimed that exercise is beneficial to dysmenorrhea, yet solid evidence is lacking. Studies investigating this relationship have been reviewed for this paper. Most showed decreased prevalence and/or improved symptomatology with exercise. However, controlled longitudinal studies involving women with confirmed primary dysmenorrhea who are sufficiently blinded to the study objectives are necessary before a definite relationship between exercise and dysmenorrhea can be established.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center, New York, NY, USA.
authors.forename: L M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Golomb
authors.forename: A A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Solidum
authors.forename: M P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Warren
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D004412:Dysmenorrhea / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D015444:Exercise; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007511:Ischemia / Q000503:physiopathology; D010146:Pain / Q000503:physiopathology; D011453:Prostaglandins / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D011453:Prostaglandins