title: Complementary and alternative treatments for primary dysmenorrhea in adolescents.
abstract: Primary dysmenorrhea is the most common gynecologic complaint among adolescents. Conventional treatments include nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and hormonal contraceptives, but complementary and alternative medicine is a growing area of interest. As patients seek such treatments, pediatric nurse practitioners should be aware of these options to offer the best advice to patients.
authors.affiliation: Abigail Yu is a pediatric nurse practitioner in San Francisco, Calif.
authors.forename: Abigail
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Yu
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000529:Complementary Therapies / Q000451:nursing; D004412:Dysmenorrhea / Q000451:nursing / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D064701:Pediatric Nurse Practitioners; D012307:Risk Factors