What is dysmenorrhea?

In fact, dysmenorrhea is very common in daily life and is not unfamiliar to women. Some people experience varying degrees of dysmenorrhea during adolescence, but the dysmenorrhea disappears after they get married and have children. Then we will be curious about what dysmenorrhea is, why there are such changes, and what are the factors that cause dysmenorrhea. After understanding these, what can we do to relieve the symptoms of dysmenorrhea.

Dysmenorrhea is very familiar to many women. Some female friends may be suffering from dysmenorrhea and want to find out what dysmenorrhea is and what methods can be used to relieve the symptoms of dysmenorrhea. Let’s see what the specific methods are.

Dysmenorrhea can be divided into primary dysmenorrhea and secondary dysmenorrhea. Primary dysmenorrhea is cyclical menstrual pain without organic disease, while secondary pain is often seen in endometriosis, fibroids, pelvic inflammatory disease, adenomyosis, endometrial polyps and menstrual outlet obstruction. Therefore, secondary pain is often accompanied by other gynecological symptoms, such as dyspareunia, dysuria, abnormal bleeding, uterine fibroids, or infertility.

When the uterine lining is shed during menstruation, the cells in the lining release prostaglandins. Prostaglandins stimulate contraction and ischemia of the myometrium. The more severe the dysmenorrhea is, the higher the level of prostaglandins in the menstrual blood of women is, and it reaches a peak within the first two days of menstruation. Prostaglandin release is also seen in secondary dysmenorrhea, with levels varying depending on the organic lesions in the pelvis.

Primary dysmenorrhea is most common in women in their 20s and 30s, and the incidence gradually decreases with age, while secondary dysmenorrhea gradually increases. Recent worldwide statistics report that the incidence of dysmenorrhea is approximately 17-80%. Due to different definitions and survey methods, it is difficult to determine the true incidence of dysmenorrhea.

Dysmenorrhea is related to many factors, and the degree of dysmenorrhea varies from individual to individual at different stages, so the question of what causes dysmenorrhea is quite complicated. If you do not have secondary dysmenorrhea caused by gynecological diseases, many people's dysmenorrhea will be relieved after conditioning or giving birth. In fact, active and appropriate physical exercise can also help alleviate the symptoms of dysmenorrhea.