Painful
menstruation of sufficient magnitude as to incapacitate day to day activities.
Type:
Primary/ True / Spasmodic/ Intrinsic / Essential / functional
Dysmenorrhea : There is no identifiable pelvic pathology.
Secondary / Congestive dysmenorrhea : Menstruation associated pain occurring in the present of pelvic pathology.
Cause of Primary Dysmenorrhoea :
Ø Behavioral & psychological factors :
Ø Tension
& anxiety during adolescence.
Ø Unhappiness
at home or at work.
Ø Unsatisfied
sex urge .
Ø Anxiety
over examination.
Ø Muscular
incoordination & uterine hyperactivity.
Ø Hormone
imbalance & excessive prostaglandin.
Cause of
Secondary Dysmenorrhoea :
Ø Pelvic
endometriosis.
Ø Pelvic
inflammatory Disease.
Ø Adenomyosis
.
Ø Pelvic
adhesion.
Ø Fibroid
uterus.
Ø Endometrial
polyp.
Ø IUCD in
situ.
Ø Pelvic
congestion.
Ø Broad
ligament vericocele.
Patient Come to Clinic following Complain
Ø Pain felt
in the hypogastrium.
Ø Few hours
before and after the onset of menstruation.
Ø Usually
lasts for few hours, rarely lasts longer than 12 hours.
Ø Spasmodic
& Colicky in nature.
Ø Pain
radiate Inner & front aspect of the thigh.
Ø Relief: When flow is properly established.
HOMOEOPATHIC REMEDIES:
