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Can Anti-inflammatory Affect Your Menstrual Cycle?
- Menstrual Disorders - Highlights
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- Menstrual Disorders
- Causes
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Menstrual Disorders
Menstrual disorders include:
- Painful cramps (dysmenorrhea) during menstruation. Primary dysmenorrhea is directly related to and caused by menstruation. Secondary dysmenorrhea is caused by another condition, such as endometriosis or uterine fibroids.
- Heavy bleeding (menorrhagia, metrorrhagia, or menometrorrhagia) includes prolonged menstrual periods or excessive bleeding.
- Absence of menstruation (amenorrhea) can be either primary or secondary. Primary amenorrhea is...
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