How to Use dysmenorrhea in a Sentence
dysmenorrhea
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Secondary dysmenorrhea can be caused by uterine fibroids, cysts, or polyps.
—Sophia Caraballo, Woman's Day, 25 June 2019
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Secondary dysmenorrhea can come with a number of symptoms.
—Sophia Caraballo, Woman's Day, 25 June 2019
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The draft law puts the spotlight on dysmenorrhea, the severe pain that women can suffer during menstruation and that can leave them too debilitated to work.
—New York Times, 17 May 2022
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Primary dysmenorrhea, the cramping pain that comes before and during a period, is caused by a change in natural chemicals in your body, per ACOG.
—Claire Gillespie, Health.com, 19 Jan. 2022
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For many adolescents — and adults — with dysmenorrhea, the cornerstone of successful treatment is hormones.
—Perri Klass, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2020
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Because qi helps the blood flow easily, stagnation can lead to delayed periods with clots and pain (dysmenorrhea) or periods that don’t come at all (amenorrhea).
—Jen Hubley Luckwaldt, Good Housekeeping, 28 Dec. 2017
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Primary dysmenorrhea, on the other hand, refers to menstrual pain not due to any evident pathology.
—Maya Dusenbery, Teen Vogue, 15 Mar. 2018
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The sensation of painful menstrual cramps (or dysmenorrhea) usually occurs before your cycle begins or during the first few days.
—Shanelle Drakeford, Allure, 8 July 2018
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Period pain, or dysmenorrhea, is common; more than half of menstruating women experience pain for one or two days every month.
—Niha Masih, Washington Post, 17 Feb. 2023
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Cramps caused by anything other than menstruation are called secondary dysmenorrhea.
—Sophia Caraballo, Woman's Day, 25 June 2019
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About 50% of women of reproductive age deal with period pain, medically known as dysmenorrhea.
—Amanda MacMillan, Health.com, 2 Mar. 2018
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Plus, its symptoms can be similar to those of other conditions, like irritable bowel syndrome, a condition called dysmenorrhea (or super-painful periods), polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), and more.
—Nina Bahadur, Glamour, 7 Mar. 2018
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Around a third of women who menstruate suffer from severe period pain known as dysmenorrhea, according to the Spanish Gynecology and Obstetrics Society.
—Sophie Mellor, Fortune, 12 May 2022
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Key Takeaways Vitamin E may be a complementary treatment for primary dysmenorrhea but studies are limited.
—Stephanie Brown, Verywell Health, 28 Apr. 2023
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Just like primary dysmenorrhea, secondary dysmenorrhea can come with a number of aggravating symptoms.
—Sophia Caraballo, Woman's Day, 6 Sep. 2022
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It’s estimated that nearly 1 in 5 people with dysmenorrhea — or painful periods with or without an underlying medical issue like endometriosis or uterine fibroids — don’t get relief from existing treatments.
—Calli McMurray, STAT, 17 Feb. 2023
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Painful uterine contractions that are associated with your period are medically referred to as dysmenorrhea.
—Dallas News, 31 Oct. 2022
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