| Dysmenorrhea: contemporary perspectives. | |
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PMID: 18713479 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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Dysmenorrhea affects up to 80% of reproductive age women, in many cases causing sufficient pain to dramatically affect social and occupational roles. The prevalence varies across ethnic groups, which in part may reflect varying cultural attitudes toward women and menstruation. Key identified risk factors for dysmenorrhea include age of menarche, body mass, dietary habits, associated uterine bleeding disorders, comorbid pelvic pathology, and psychosocial problems. While much of the focus on the pathogenesis of dysmenorrhea has focused on aberrant inflammatory mediators in the uterine environment, recent studies using experimental quantitative sensory testing suggest central processing of pain is enhanced in many of these women as well, similar to both irritable bowel syndrome and painful bladder syndrome, which are closely related visceral pain disorders. The mainstays of treatment include nonsteroidal antiinflammatories and combined oral contraceptives; although only the former has extensive level I evidence to support its efficacy. Surgical treatments (presacral neurectomy or uterosacral nerve ablation) appear to be beneficial in a subset of women, but are associated with small, but serious, risks of visceral or vascular injury. Complementary and alternative treatments such as vitamin B1 and magnesium supplementation have not been studied as extensively but show some promise as well. In particular, treatments targeting central aberrations in pain processing, as used in chronic pain management, may prove beneficial as a more multidimensional approach to this common malady is accepted in our field. |
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Authors:
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Brittany Bettendorf; Sophie Shay; Frank Tu |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Obstetrical & gynecological survey Volume: 63 ISSN: 1533-9866 ISO Abbreviation: Obstet Gynecol Surv Publication Date: 2008 Sep |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2008-08-20 Completed Date: 2009-02-09 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 0401007 Medline TA: Obstet Gynecol Surv Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 597-603 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA. |
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Dysmenorrhea*
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epidemiology,
physiopathology,
therapy Female Humans Prevalence Risk Factors |
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