Painful Menstruation : Causes
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Causes could include:
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Endometrial polyp
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Endometriosis; Fibroids; Intrauterine Device (IUD; Ovarian cysts; Pelvic inflammatory disease; Premenstrual syndrome (PMS; Sexually transmitted diseases; Stress and anxiety.
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Anything that interferes with the normal menstrual cycle, causing pain , unusually heavy or light bleeding, or missed periods.
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Dysmenorrhea refers to the pain or discomfort associated with menstruation . Although not a serious medical problem, the term describes a woman adolescent girl with menstrual symptoms severe enough to keep her from functioning for a day or two eac...
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Dysmenorrhea is the occurrance of painful cramps during menstruation.
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Dysmenorrhea is the occurrence of painful cramps during menstruation .
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Endometriosis is a condition in which the tissue that normally lines the uterus (endometrium) grows in other areas of the body, causing pain, irregular bleeding, and possible infertility. The tissue growth (implant) typically occurs in the pelvic area, outside of the uterus, on the ovaries, bowel, rectum, bladder, and the delicate lining of the pelvis. However, the implants can occur in other areas of the body, too.
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Endometriosis is a condition in which bits of tissue similar to the lining of the uterus (endometrium) grow in other parts of the body (and within the uterus). Like the uterine lining, this tissue builds up and sheds in response to monthly hormonal cycles.
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Detailed information on endometriosis, including causes, risk factors, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment
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Endometriosis is a disease that affects your reproductive organs and monthly menstrual cycle. Constant irritation may cause scar tissue to form. This scar tissue can cause infertility.
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Women who have endometriosis may also be more likely to have migraines, according to a recent Italian study.
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Pelvic pain, disabling cramps, extreme fatigue, painful sex, or infertility—all can warn of endometriosis.
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Diagnosing and treating endometriosis, a disorder that affects as many as 1 in 10 women.
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Detailed information on endometriosis, including causes, risk factors, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment
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Endometriosis is a condition in which bits of the tissue similar to the lining of the uterus (endometrium) grow in other parts of the body. Like the uterine lining, this tissue builds up and sheds in response to monthly hormonal cycles.
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I have a family history of endometriosis. I have heard this condition could lead to infertility. What treatments are available, and how do you know for sure if you have it?
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Adenomyosis is uterine thickening that occurs when endometrial tissue, which normally lines the uterus, moves into the outer muscular walls of the uterus.
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An IUD is an intrauterine device made of plastic and/or copper that is inserted into the womb (uterus) by way of the vaginal canal. One type releases a hormone (progesterone), and is replaced each year.
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Can a person with fibroid tumors have an IUD?
Joan Bengtson, M.D., is assistant professor of obstetrics, gynecology and reproductive biology at Harvard Medical School and a member of the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproduction at Brigham and Women's Hospital.
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Sometimes it is uncomfortable to have an IUD inserted. What is the best way to deal with pain from this procedure?
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Pelvic inflammatory disease is a general term for infection of the lining of the uterus, the fallopian tubes, or the ovaries. See also: Endometritis
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Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) refers to infection of the fallopian tubes and other internal reproductive organs in women. It is a common and serious complication of some sexually transmitted diseases (STDs).
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Detailed information on pelvic inflammatory disease, including risk factors, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment
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Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) is a term used to describe any infection in the lower female reproductive tract that spreads to the upper female reproductive tract. The lower female genital tract consists of the vagina and the cervix.
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PID is an infection of the reproductive organs. Left untreated, it can cause severe damage to the body, including infertility.
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Detailed information on pelvic inflammatory disease, including risk factors, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment
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Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) is a term used to describe any infection in the lower female reproductive tract that spreads upward to the upper female reproductive tract. The lower female genital tract consists of the vagina and the cervix.
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Uterine fibroids are noncancerous tumors that develop within or attach to the wall of the uterus, a female reproductive organ.
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Uterine fibroids (also called leiomyomas or myomas) are benign growths of the muscle inside the uterus. They are not cancerous, nor are they related to cancer .
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Detailed information on uterine fibroids, including symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment
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Fibroid tumors may sound like a serious condition, but for many women who have them, they're just a fact of life.
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Fibroids are non-cancerous growths of muscle tissue on or inside the uterus. Uterine fibroid embolization shrinks a fibroid by cutting off its blood supply.
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Fibroids start as pea-sized lumps, but can grow steadily during your reproductive years. Many fibroids just need to be monitored.
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Discussion of the many treatment options for fibroid cysts, and how to choose what's right for you.
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Which procedure is better for the removal of uterine fibroids, endometrial ablation or hysterectomy? I do not plan on having any more children.
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Uterine fibroids (also called leiomyomas or myomas) are benign growths of the muscle inside the uterus. They are not cancerous, nor are they related to cancer .
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Do fibroids ever go away on their own? If you have no pain or no heavy bleeding is there anything you can do to keep from getting more fibroids?
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What is a calcified uterine fibroid?
Joan Bengtson, M.D., is assistant professor of obstetrics, gynecology and reproductive biology at Harvard Medical School and a member of the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproduction at Brigham and Women's Hospital.
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A less invasive treatment option for women with noncancerous uterine fibroids, previously offered to only younger women, has been shown to be effective in postmenopausal women as well.
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