Dysmenorrhea
Disease information
Dysmenorrhea
Dismenorrea.
Definition.
Irregularity of the
menstrual
function
and specially the difficult or painful
menstruation
.
The dismenorrea affects to
a
great number of women, constituting for some an important
problem
.
It receives the name of
primary
if ovulatorias of the secondary adolescent exists from the first rules and if it appears of delayed form.
Clinical signs.
The clinical examination must allow the explanation of the cause of the pelvic pain that accompanies the rule. One is
a
pain
uterine
origin
that needs
a
complete study.
Generally, one is about functional dismenorreas, hormonal
origin
(hiperfoliculinia, hiperluteínia,
essential
dismenorrea by excess of secretion of prostaglandins)
The possible
organic
causes are due to discard, less
common
are:
•
Endometriosis
, is present at ectópica of weave of the endometrium, intra or extrauterine. The diagnosis is made in the
period
of appearance of the pain.
• Estenosis of the neck of uterus,
congenital
or traumatic.
•
uterine
Malformations.
•
chronic
genital
Infections
.
Also speech of psychic causes, in certain cases of neurotic state, the patient can sobrestimar the pains that suffer although these have another
origin
(of bony ligaments or)
Treatment.
At the moment, we will leave of side the
organic
dismenorreas in which case the treatment must be centered in the treatment of the cause in
itself
.
In the functional forms, they are associated:
• Antálgicos (analgesic and antipyretics)
• Descanso of the ovaries by means of
a
estroprogestágeno.
• Sedative to lessen the psychic component.
• Tonic venous, in case of
circulatory
upheavals.
In "the essential" dismenorreas with excess of prostaglandins, antiprostaglandins are administered antiinflammatory with action.
1.
Fitoterapia
.
medicinal plants that can be used in the treatment of the dismenorrea.
Several plants can be used. By its
natural
estrogen content, we have
Lúpulo
and
Salvia
. As far as the existing venotónicas plants, already we have mentioned previously:
Cypress
,
Rusco
, Milenrama,
Chestnut
tree of Indians and
red
Grapevine.
Also some plants of sedative properties can be associated:
hawthorn
to albar,
poppy
,
poppy
of
California
,
pasiflora
and
valeriana
.
For the treatment of "the essential" dismenorreas, we propose plants of antálgica and antiinflammatory
activity
at level of prostaglandins:
harpagofito
and willow.
Plants adapted for this
disease
.
Lúpulo
.
Salvia
.
Milenrama.
Cypress
.
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