Menstrual Pain

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Menstrual cramps?

This is usually occur just before and during the menstrual periods.
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Menstrual pain

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Is this cramping pain in the lower abdomen?
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Is this like a sharp pain that comes and goes?

An aching pain that comes and goes?
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Does this pain sometimes radiate to your lower back?

Or thighs?
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Are you experiencing nausea and/or vomiting with this menstrual pain?
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What about feeling dizzy?
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Are you sweating with this menstrual pain?

Or having diarrhea?
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There are two types of period pain:
primary and secondary.
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  1. Primary
    Due to your menstrual period alone.

  2. Secondary
    Due to a medical condition such as ovarian cysts (fluid-filled sacs), endometriosis or even using IUDs.

With this in mind, let's see the best course of action to tackle this problem.

A few questions to rule out serious urgent care situations.

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Menstrual pain

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Need a doctor?

Any foul-smelling vaginal discharge?
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Seek urgent care or call the doctor.
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Here is why:

  • Possible infection

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Do you have fever with this menstrual pain?
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Seek urgent care or call the doctor.
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Here is why:

  • Possible infection

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Is this a pain that started suddenly and getting worse with time?

Very severe like nothing you've had before?
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Seek urgent care or call the doctor.
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Here is why:

  • Have to rule out pregnancy.

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Is your period more than one week late and now you are having this cramps?
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Seek urgent care or call the doctor.
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Here is why:

  • Need to rule out pregnancy.

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Are you passing blood clots?
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Seek urgent care or call the doctor.
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Here is why:

  • Need complete evaluation

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Did you have an IUD placed more than 3 months ago?
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Seek urgent care or call the doctor.
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Here is why:

  • Probable cause of the pain.

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Did this pain or cramp start more than 5 days before your period?

And continued after your period is over?
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Seek urgent care or call the doctor.
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Here is why:

  • Need further evaluation

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Have you always had normal period pains but the ones lately are getting very severe?
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Menstrual Cramps

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How bad is the pain?

On a scale of 1 to 10, how severe is this pain?
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Not too bad.

Discuss how to reduce menstrual pain and send to pharmacist.

Sorry about the pain.

Let's see what a pharmacist recommend to help with this pain.

Hang in there.

Advice when to seek urgent care and if not send to a pharmacist.

 

 

 

 

 

Period pains

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You will have to see a doctor to rule out secondary dysmenorrhea.
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Secondary dysmenorrhea is menstrual pain that develops later in women who have had normal periods and may be related to problems in the uterus or other pelvic organs like:

  • Fibroids
  • Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID)
  • Endometriosis
  • Sexually transmitted disease
  • Intrauterine device (IUD) made of copper
  • Stress and anxiety

Your gynecologist will rule out anything that may be damaging to your health.

Let's see what is available over the counter to help with the pain until you can see your gynecologist.

You must see a doctor as soon as possible. All the pharmacist can recommend will be related to pain relief until you see a doctor.

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