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Menstrual pain

Menstrual pain: Introduction

Menstrual pain: Pain that occurs with menstruation. See free access online books about Menstrual pain below. See detailed information below for a list of 23 causes of Menstrual pain, including diseases and drug side effect causes.

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Causes of Menstrual pain:

The following medical conditions are some of the possible causes of Menstrual pain. There are likely to be other possible causes, so ask your doctor about your symptoms.

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Menstrual pain: Symptom Checker

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Diagnostic Guides for Menstrual pain

Medical Books Excerpts Read excertps from published book sections related to Menstrual pain from the following published medical books for more detailed information about Menstrual pain. Free access (no registration): read all online diagnostic book sections about Menstrual pain

Medical Books Excerpts
  • MENORRHAGIA
  • "Algorithmic Diagnosis of Symptoms and Signs" (2003)
  • Menorrhagia
  • "Handbook of Signs & Symptoms (Third Edition)" (2006)
  • Dysmenorrhea
  • "Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition)" (2005)
  • Dysmenorrhea
  • "Professional Guide to Signs & Symptoms (Fifth Edition)" (2006)
  • Menorrhagia
  • "Professional Guide to Signs & Symptoms (Fifth Edition)" (2006)
  • Metrorrhagia
  • "Professional Guide to Signs & Symptoms (Fifth Edition)" (2006)
  • Abdominal Pain
  • "The 10-Minute Diagnosis Manual: Symptoms and Signs in the Time-Limited Encounter" (2000)
  • Dysmenorrhea
  • "The 10-Minute Diagnosis Manual: Symptoms and Signs in the Time-Limited Encounter" (2000)
  • Menorrhagia
  • "The 10-Minute Diagnosis Manual: Symptoms and Signs in the Time-Limited Encounter" (2000)
  • Abdominal pain
  • "Alarming Signs and Symptoms: Lippincott Manual of Nursing Practice Series" (2007)
  • Abdominal Pain
  • "The Diagnostic Approach to Symptoms and Signs in Pediatrics" (2006)
 

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Menstrual pain: Medical Mistakes

Menstrual pain: Undiagnosed Conditions

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Menstrual pain: Related Rare Diseases

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Causes of Menstrual pain listed in Disease Database:

Other medical conditions listed in the Disease Database as possible causes of Menstrual pain as a symptom include:

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- (Source - Diseases Database)

Definitions of Menstrual pain:

Painful menstruation.
- (Source - Diseases Database)

Detailed list of causes of Menstrual pain

The list below shows some of the causes of Menstrual pain mentioned in various sources:

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How Common are these Causes of Menstrual pain?

This information refers to the general prevalence and incidence of these diseases, not to how likely they are to be the actual cause of Menstrual pain. Of the 23 causes of Menstrual pain that we have listed, we have the following prevalence/incidence information:

  • 4 causes are "very common" diseases
  • 1 causes are "common" diseases
  • 0 causes are "uncommon" diseases
  • 0 causes are "rare" diseases
  • 1 causes are "very rare" diseases
  • 21 causes have no prevalence information.

See the analysis of the prevalence of 23 causes of Menstrual pain

Conditions listing symptoms: Menstrual pain:

The following list of conditions have 'Menstrual pain' or similar listed as a symptom in our database. This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete. Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause of any symptom.

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  • Adenomyosis ... menstrual pain
  • Alcoholism ... Menstrual pain

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  • Pelvic Inflammatory Disease ... menstrual pain

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  • Causes of Menstrual pain Based on Risk Factors

    This information shows analysis of the list of causes of Menstrual pain based on whether certain risk factors apply to the patient:

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    What are the alternative names for Menstrual pain:

    Dysmenorrhoea, Menorrhalgia
    - (Source - Diseases Database)

    Classifications of Menstrual pain:

    Medical Conditions associated with Menstrual pain:

    Dysmenorrhea (19 causes), Menstrual irregularities (316 causes), Female sexual symptoms (452 causes), Sexual symptoms (1608 causes)

    Symptoms related to Menstrual pain:

    Menstrual symptoms (316 causes), Menstrual bleeding, Vaginal bleeding (63 causes), Dysmenorrhea (19 causes), Primary dysmenorrhea, Secondary dysmenorrhea, Premenstrual syndrome, Mood changes (111 causes), Bloating (425 causes), Nausea (2302 causes), Vomiting (2481 causes), Dysfunctional uterine bleeding, Fibroids, Endometriosis

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