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Question: dysmenorrhea? My sister really needs your help. its not pms but dysmenorrhea. She has this symptoms: - Throwing up - She feels weak - Her Cramps are horrible!!! - Whenever she sweats, she turns cold - Fainting - She goes to do #2 a lot and release gases. - Hedaches before her period comes - Pimples apear before her period - Blood is not liquid and gets clogged Any suggestions? Recomendations? Anything can help her.

Answer: She needs to see an ob/gyn to help with her symptoms. Have your parents take her there as soon as possible.


Dysmenorrhea News

Do Combined Oral Contraceptives Relieve Dysmenorrhea?

hcp.obgyn.net
By Heidi Anne Duerr, MPH | February 3, 2012 Oral contraceptives have long been considered an option for relieving symptoms of dysmenorrhea, but a 2009 Cochrane review cast doubt on that claim. Now, a new study out of Sweden offers contradictory ...
 

ThirdAge

Combination Oral Contraception Pills Cut Menstruation Pain
ABC News
 

COCs do help relieve dysmenorrhea

ModernMedicine
Although COCs are commonly recommended to treat primary dysmenorrhea, a 2009 Cochrane Review called their efficacy into question. The longitudinal, case-control study at Gothenburg University followed 3 groups of 19-year-old women recruited in 1981 ...
 

Women on the Pill have less menstrual pain

Fox News
It's already common practice for doctors to recommend the Pill to women with dysmenorrhea -- menstrual cramps, back pain and other symptoms that are severe enough to disrupt a woman's life. Birth control pills are not specifically approved for that ...
 

Combined Oral Contraceptives Ease Menstrual Pain

Medscape
January 20, 2012 ? A recent study found that combined oral contraceptives (COCs) and, to a lesser extent, increasing age reduced the severity of dysmenorrhea in women aged 19 to 24 years. Ingela Lindh, PhD, and colleagues Agneta Andersson Ellström, MD ...
 

The Pill Cuts Down on Menstrual Pain

dailyRx
Swedish doctors studied women with dysmenorrhea, a condition characterized by painful periods and severe menstrual cramps. They concluded that that women who take combined oral contraceptives have reduced menstrual pain after five years.
 

Birth control pills relieve menstrual pain

Food Consumer
We found there was a significant difference in the severity of dysmenorrhea, depending on whether or not the women used combined oral contraceptives." For decades, most gynecologists believed the pills have pain-relieving properties.
 

Globe and Mail

My periods are getting more painful. Why?
Globe and Mail
 

Letter: Women should not lose access to birth control because of where they work

TCPalm
Maybe they do not accurately understand the science behind birth control, dysmenorrhea, or endometriosis. Why bring a political spectacle where there is no need? Sex without marriage is not made better by without contraception. Let's support realistic ...
 

The Stir

Taking the Pill for Painful Periods Could Be a Bad Choice
The Stir