How can I cure dysmenorrhea?

How can we cure dysmenorrhea? The appearance of dysmenorrhea brings great inconvenience and trouble to patients' lives and work, and patients with severe dysmenorrhea may not be able to work normally. Therefore, once dysmenorrhea symptoms occur, we must actively seek treatment. So, how can we cure dysmenorrhea?

1. General treatment

Carry out necessary health education to eliminate anxiety, tension and fear, and relieve mental burden. Treat chronic diseases in time, and try to correct those with stunted development and weak constitution. Start physical exercise to strengthen the body. Avoid strenuous exercise and excessive fatigue during menstruation, prevent cold, and pay attention to menstrual hygiene.

2. Prostaglandin synthase inhibitors

To reduce the release of prostaglandins, you can take 25 mg of indomethacin, 0.3 g of acetylsalicylic acid, or 250 mg of meclofenamic acid orally 3-5 days before menstruation, 2-4 times a day, which may be effective.

3. Acupuncture treatment

When dysmenorrhea occurs, acupuncture (or moxibustion) the main acupoints: Qihai, Hegu, Sanyinjiao; auxiliary acupoints: Guanyuan, uterus, Zusanli. First, acupuncture the main acupoints, strongly stimulate, and leave the needles in for 10 to 15 minutes. If the pain persists, add auxiliary acupoints or moxibustion Qihai and Guanyuan.

4. Sex hormone therapy

1. Inhibit ovulation

Since dysmenorrhea mainly occurs during the ovulation cycle, you can try taking contraceptive pills I or II to inhibit ovulation. The usage is the same as the contraceptive method, which may relieve symptoms. You can also take 5-10 mg/day of medroxyprogesterone, 2.5-5 mg of norethisterone, or 4-8 mg of megestrol acetate orally once a day, starting on the 5th day of menstruation, and take it for 20-22 days in a row for a total of 3 cycles.

2. Estrogen

It is often used for those with poor uterine development. Take 1 mg of diethylstilbestrol every night, starting on the 5th day of the menstrual cycle, for 20 consecutive days, and repeat for three cycles. This method can inhibit ovulation and promote uterine development, but follow-up is required.

3. Progesterone

Treatment of membranous dysmenorrhea. By supplementing progesterone, the balance with estrogen is restored, and the endometrium can be normally exfoliated in fragments during menstruation, which can relieve the pain caused by spasmodic contractions of the uterus. From the 21st day of menstruation, intramuscular injection of progesterone 20 mg/day, a total of 5 times.

Finally, I would like to remind you that the treatment of dysmenorrhea includes many aspects. In order to avoid the occurrence of the disease to the greatest extent, after mastering the treatment of dysmenorrhea, you must actively go to a professional tertiary hospital for treatment. Dysmenorrhea is not a normal menstrual phenomenon, it may also be a sign of other diseases, so it must not be ignored. Once dysmenorrhea occurs, I hope you can get treatment as soon as possible.