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Friday, October, 23, 2009

Lower Abdominal Pain And Lower Back Pain In Women

Health Encyclopedia: Endometriosis

Symptoms
  • Increasingly painful periods
  • Lower abdominal pain or pelvic cramps that can by felt for a week or two before menstruation
  • Lower abdominal pain felt during menstruation (the pain and cramps may be steady and dull or quite severe)
  • Pelvic or low back pain that may occur at any time during the menstrual cycle
  • Pain during or following sexual intercourse
  • Pain with bowel movements
  • Premenstrual spotting
  • Infertility

Note: Frequently, symptoms may not...

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