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Primary and secondary dysmenorrhea, premenstrual syndrome, and premenstrual dysphoric disorder : Etiology, Diagnosis, Management

Key points Approximately 75% of all women complain of primary dysmenorrhea. Approximately 15% have severe symptoms. Education, supportive therapy, and nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs are the treatments of choice for primary dysmenorrhea. Combined oral contraceptives (COCs) reduce the prevalence and severity…