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Menstrual cramps (dysmenorrhea)
Pain during menstruation. It usually begins around the time that menstruation begins. Symptoms typically last less than three days, and the pain is usually in the pelvis or lower abdomen.
Dr. Geoffrey Rutledge reviewed this
39 year experience in Internal Medicine
How long it usually lasts:
How common it is:
Baby 0-2 | Very rare | ||||
Preteen 6-13 | Very rare | ||||
Teenager 14-18 | Common | ||||
Young adult 19-40 | Very common | ||||
Middle-aged adult 41-60 | Common |
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I am experiencing excessive menstrual cramps
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A 19-year old female asked:
My period is giving me very painful cramps is it OK for me to take 3 menstrual pain relivers?
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Can hot balm relive menstrual pain(stomach cramp) and help with the flow of menstruation??
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A 29-year old female asked:
Menstrual pain hello, for a few years now my menstrual cycle has gotten worse each year. I have one good week out of a month, the rest of the time i get pre cramps and during cramps. I get nausea no vomiting. Pain during sexual intercourse. I have also
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A 36-year old asked:
Bad cramps every month. Could I get drugs for a bad case of primary dysmenorrhea?
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What menstrual symptoms would not be called dysmenorrhea?
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A 43-year old female asked:
Cramps that come and go and they are similar to period pain?
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