Menstrual pain is also referred to as abdominal pain that occurs when a woman has her period, and is generally referred to as dysmenorrhea in clinical practice. Menstrual pain can be divided into primary menstrual pain and secondary menstrual pain. The occurrence of primary menstrual pain may be related to genetic factors and can also have endocrine factors. The endometrial prostaglandin content increases during menstruation, and the high prostaglandin content can cause excessive contraction of the smooth muscle of the uterus, vascular spasm, causing uterine ischemia and hypoxia, and menstrual pain, which belong to primary menstrual pain. Primary menstrual pain is common in adolescence, mostly within one to two years after the first menstruation. It occurs in the abdomen along with the menstrual cycle, and can be accompanied by nausea, vomiting and weakness. Secondary menstrual pain is mostly caused by endometriosis, adenomyosis, etc. It can occur at any age and its cause is not certain, but may be related to multiple births, miscarriages and scrapings.
Once menstrual pain occurs, you should not blindly use painkillers to relieve the pain. You should go to the hospital promptly for examination to clarify the cause of menstrual pain so that you can come up with the correct treatment plan.