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Excessive menstrual cramps

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Excessive menstrual cramps are clinical findings in which a woman feels significant pain before or during her menstrual period, sometimes accompanied by nausea, vomiting, or headache.

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16 year experience in family medicine

Is a type of:

Cramping pelvic pain

How long it usually lasts:

Chronic (lasts years to lifelong)

Body locations

Lower abdomen

Is Symptom of

Endometriosis
Condition
Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID)
Condition
Fibroids
Condition
PMS (premenstrual syndrome)
Condition

Is a Side Effect of

Estradiol and norethindrone
3.5
60 reviews
Metronidazole
Desloratadine
Dextroamphetamine and racemic amphetamine
Doryx
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Medications

Ratings show how effective doctors think these medications are at treating Excessive menstrual cramps
Ibuprofen
3.6
62 reviews
Naproxen
3.4
63 reviews
Ketoprofen
3.2
49 reviews
Meclofenamate
3.1
51 reviews
Naprosyn
2.5
2 reviews
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