What causes menstrual pain

There are a few days every month when women are mostly listless. They cannot eat spicy food or drink alcohol, and should pay more attention to keeping warm. As long as women take relevant measures during those days, they generally won't feel as uncomfortable as they imagine. But for women who suffer from menstrual pain, or dysmenorrhea, it is not a question of whether it is easy or not. Those few days are simply torture every day. So what causes menstrual pain?

Menstrual pain is caused by:

1. The occurrence of primary dysmenorrhea is mainly related to the increase in endometrial prostaglandin content during menstruation. Elevated PGF2α levels are the main cause of dysmenorrhea. High levels of PGF2α can cause excessive contraction of uterine smooth muscle and vascular spasm, resulting in uterine ischemia and hypoxia and dysmenorrhea.

2. Increase in substances such as vasopressin, endogenous oxytocin and β-endorphin.

3. Mental and neurological factors.

4. Secondary pain is often caused by endometriosis, adenomyosis, etc.

treat:

Dysmenorrhea is a common symptom among women. Dysmenorrhea before marriage will naturally disappear when you are older, especially after marriage and childbirth, and there is no need for treatment. Except in individual cases. However, if the pain of dysmenorrhea lasts for more than 3 days and affects one's life, treatment should be given. The treatment of primary dysmenorrhea is mainly symptomatic treatment, with analgesia and sedation as the main focus.

1. General treatment

(1) Pay attention to psychological treatment and eliminate tension and worries.

(2) Get enough rest and sleep, exercise regularly and moderately, and quit smoking.

(3) When the pain is unbearable, supplement with medication.

2. Medication

(1) For dysmenorrhea caused by adenomyosis in women who do not desire pregnancy, Mirena is the first choice.

(2) Oral contraceptives: Suitable for women with dysmenorrhea who require contraception, with an effectiveness rate of over 90%.

(3) Over-the-counter drugs: acetaminophen, acetaminophen plus pamabrom, and vinyl salicylic acid (aspirin).