Managing the pain of primary and secondary dysmenorrhoea.
Dysmenorrhoea, pain during menstruation, affects 40-95 per cent of menstruating women, and has been reported as the most common causes of regular absenteeism among young women. There are two types of dysmenorrhoea: primary and secondary. Primary dysmenorrhoea is a painful menstruation with no detectable organic disease and is more common in adolescent women. Secondary dysmenorrhoea is painful menstruation that is frequently associated with a pelvic pathology. The symptoms that present with dysmenorrhoea, the management and treatment options that are available, and the implications for nursing practice are discussed.
Jones
Ann Elaine
AE
University of Wales, Swansea.
D015670:Acupuncture Therapy; D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003276:Contraceptives, Oral / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016861:Cyclooxygenase Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004412:Dysmenorrhea / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D005996:Nitroglycerin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D010147:Pain Measurement; D012648:Self Care / Q000379:methods; D015149:Tocolytic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004561:Transcutaneous Electric Nerve Stimulation
D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal; D003276:Contraceptives, Oral; D016861:Cyclooxygenase Inhibitors; D015149:Tocolytic Agents; D005996:Nitroglycerin