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I have really bad menstrual cramps and it doesn't help with the cyst i have on each ovarie makes it 10 time worse any suggestions that could help?

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Dr. Jeff Livingston answered

Specializes in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Many options: There are multiple options. Hormonal treatments such as birth control pills, Progesterone treatments and the Mirena (levonorgestrel) iud are effective reversible treatments that will help many people. There is also a drug called Lysteda that contains no hormones which will help others.

Answered 7/23/2015

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