Period pains(Dysmenorrhoea): most women have some pain during their periods.
Amenorrhoea is common, which may be an advantage for women with menorrhagia or Dysmenorrhoea.
Dysmenorrhoea is very common although the precise incidence is not known,
as it frequently goes unreported.
Dysmenorrhoea may be hormone related,
but you may also require further medical treatment to address the problem.
Lifestyle changes-
longitudinal studies have looked at risk factors for Dysmenorrhoea and have found a clear association between smoking and Dysmenorrhoea;
Period pain(also called Dysmenorrhoea) can be divided into two main types-
primary or secondary Dysmenorrhoea- depending on whether there's an underlying problem.
Primary Dysmenorrhoea is the most commonly given reason for absence
from school amongst adolescent girls and approximately 15% will complain of severe Dysmenorrhoea.
Dysmenorrhoea and pain associated with ovulation
but with no identifiable cause may be improved or resolved by methods- including the implant- which suppress ovulation.
The COC pill has been shown to have
similar efficacy to mefenamic acid for menorrhagia, and there is weak evidence for it as a treatment of Dysmenorrhoea[4, 5].