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Primary Dysmenorrhea: Assessment and Treatment

Primary dysmenorrhea is defined as menstrual pain in the absence of pelvic disease. It is characterized by overproduction of prostaglandins by the endometrium, causing uterine hypercontractility that results in uterine muscle ischemia, hypoxia, and, subsequently, pain. It is the most common gynecolo...

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Autores principales: Guimarães, Inês, Póvoa, Ana Margarida
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Thieme Revinter Publicações Ltda 2020
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10309238/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32559803
http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-0040-1712131