DYSMENORRHEA

Course overview

DYSMENORRHEA CAN BE CLASSIFIED AS PRIMARY AND SECONDARY DYSMENORRHEA. PRIMARY DYSMENORRHEA IS A LOWER ABDOMINAL PAIN HAPPENING DURING THE MENSTRUAL CYCLE WHICH IS NOT ASSOCIATED WITH OTHER DISEASES OR PATHOLOGY. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENT OF DYSMENORRHEA. IT HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN EVALUATING AND TREATING PRIMARY DYSMENORRHEA, AS WELL AS TO CORRECTLY IDENTIFY SECONDARY DYSMENORRHEA AND APPROPRIATELY REFER TO SUBSPECIALTY CARE IN A TIMELY FASHION.