How to Use dysmenorrhea in a Sentence

dysmenorrhea

noun

• Secondary dysmenorrhea can be caused by uterine fibroids, cysts, or polyps.
  — Sophia Caraballo, Woman's Day, 25 June 2019
• Secondary dysmenorrhea can come with a number of symptoms.
  — Sophia Caraballo, Woman's Day, 25 June 2019
• 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
• 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
• For many adolescents — and adults — with dysmenorrhea, the cornerstone of successful treatment is hormones.
  — Perri Klass, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2020
• 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
• Primary dysmenorrhea, on the other hand, refers to menstrual pain not due to any evident pathology.
  — Maya Dusenbery, Teen Vogue, 15 Mar. 2018
• 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
• 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
• Cramps caused by anything other than menstruation are called secondary dysmenorrhea.
  — Sophia Caraballo, Woman's Day, 25 June 2019
• About 50% of women of reproductive age deal with period pain, medically known as dysmenorrhea.
  — Amanda MacMillan, Health.com, 2 Mar. 2018
• 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
• 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
• Key Takeaways Vitamin E may be a complementary treatment for primary dysmenorrhea but studies are limited.
  — Stephanie Brown, Verywell Health, 28 Apr. 2023
• Just like primary dysmenorrhea, secondary dysmenorrhea can come with a number of aggravating symptoms.
  — Sophia Caraballo, Woman's Day, 6 Sep. 2022
• 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
• Painful uterine contractions that are associated with your period are medically referred to as dysmenorrhea.
  — Dallas News, 31 Oct. 2022

Last Updated: 24 Jul 2024