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An estimated 10 - 15% of all women in their reproductive years have chronic gynecologic problems. Nearly 30% of women reporting such problems spend one or more days in bed per year because of them. In fact, menstrual pain is the primary cause of short-term absences in school age girls. In adult women, who have not received treatment, it is an important cause of reduced work productivity.
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Menstrual Disorders: Causes
...are not causing pain, bleeding excessively, or growing rapidly.AmenorrheaNormal causes of skipped or irregular periods include pregnancy, breastfeeding, hormonal contraception, and perimenopause.... Read more »Infertility In Women: Risk Factors
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Although endometriosis is the most commonly diagnosed uterine disorder, it is often misdiagnosed or missed altogether. In a study of women with proven endometriosis, more than half of them... Read more »Pregnancy Symptoms
...most women, missing a period is one of the first signs of pregnancy that women notice. For others, irregular periods make it difficult to know when a period should start and when it has been... Read more »Images
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Medications
...uterus in the abdomen/pelvic area, causing painful/irregular periods. Norethindrone is a type of... Read more »
...Vaginal bleeding between periods (spotting) or missed/irregular periods may occur, especially... Read more »
...Vaginal bleeding between periods (spotting) or missed/irregular periods may occur, especially... Read more »
...Vaginal bleeding between periods (spotting) or missed/irregular periods may occur, especially... Read more »
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