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I had severe lower back pain and some hip pain, to the point of being unable to move, a few days prior to and throughout my period. why?

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Dr. Laurence Badgley answered

Specializes in General Practice

Musculoskeletal: Twenties female with low back and hip pain limiting motion and around time of menses absent abdominal pain, fever, and dysuria might have sciatica related to sacroiliac joint disorder, which can worsen due to secretion of hormone relaxin at this time. Such problems express in women with joint hypermobility syndrome, as is described by the brighton criteria.

Answered 1/23/2016

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