January 20, 2010 — Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) may be more effective than paracetamol for menstrual pain, according to the results of a systematic review reported online ...

Examples include: Acetaminophen may help relieve primary dysmenorrhea in people who cannot take NSAIDs and are not able or willing to take contraceptive medication. Acetaminophen can also reduce ...

But “there is always a portion of people who review grants who don’t really see [dysmenorrhea] as necessarily that important, in part because NSAIDs work really well for a portion of the ...

NSAIDs such as ibuprofen and naproxen prove ... In cases of suspected secondary dysmenorrhea, laparoscopy might be recommended, allowing direct visual examination of reproductive organs.

Doctors typically begin treatment with an NSAID and may combine it with hormonal contraception in some cases. Secondary dysmenorrhea is period pain that occurs as a result of an underlying ...

A study conducted in 2011 and published in the Caspian Journal of Internal Medicine tried to explore how fish oil supplements are more effective in treating primary dysmenorrhea than ibuprofen.

Melatonin can be a good adjunct to your NSAID. Women who experience painful periods (dysmenorrhea) might turn to melatonin or ...

Menstrual Cramps are medically termed ‘Dysmenorrhoea’. They are categorized as Primary & Secondary. Primary is when there’s ...

Dysmenorrhea is caused by compounds in the ... Similarly, another study found that heat was just as effective as ibuprofen for period cramps. Over the two study days, the women used heat alone ...

Primary dysmenorrhea is the contraction of the uterus causing pain that lasts one to two days or throughout menstruation. In addition to NSAID, Ms Onyeukwu, said there are other non-medical ways ...