What causes menstrual dysmenorrhea?

Dysmenorrhea is not unfamiliar to female friends. Almost all of them have experienced dysmenorrhea, which is very uncomfortable and can even cause shock in severe cases. There are many reasons that lead to dysmenorrhea. Mental problems, dietary problems, work and rest problems, etc., will affect the occurrence of dysmenorrhea.

1. Primary

Half of women have dysmenorrhea, but they are all primary, about 50%, which is a physiological one. Some discomforts during menstruation, such as lower abdominal pain, are normal physiological phenomena. Everyone will feel some discomfort during menstruation, but everyone feels differently. In other words, dysmenorrhea is a disease only when it affects normal life.

2. Uterine hypoplasia

Poor uterine development can easily lead to abnormal blood supply, causing uterine ischemia and hypoxia, leading to dysmenorrhea.

3. Weakness

The upper abdominal muscles support the abdominal organs. If these muscles are not fully developed, their ability to support the organs will be poor, causing pain due to the weight of the organs.

4. Mental stress

When menstruation comes, I feel irritable, anxious, nervous and fearful, so I am more sensitive to pain than ordinary people. Even the slightest discomfort can cause pain, and the more nervous you are, the more pain you feel. This pain is mainly caused or aggravated by psychological factors.

5. Endometriosis

It has symptoms very similar to those of primary dysmenorrhea.

If the patient has progressive dysmenorrhea or a family history of endometriosis (either the mother or a sister has the disease), laparoscopy should be performed early to confirm the diagnosis and conservative surgical treatment should be performed early to preserve fertility.