Supportive therapy for dysmenorrhea: Time to look beyond mefenamic acid in primary care

Supportive therapy for dysmenorrhea: Time to look beyond mefenamic acid in primary care

Dysmenorrhea is a recurrent and chronic primary health care issue. Mefenamic acid and NSAID based therapy regimens have unwanted side effects on its long-term usage. NSAIDs reduce pain, albeit they do not address the enhanced pain sensitivity and other neuronal symptoms of dysmenorrhea. Hence, there...

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Main Authors: Nachimuthu Gomathy, Karukkupalayam Ramasamy Dhanasekar, Dutta Trayambak, Rajasekar Amirtha
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2019-01-01
Series:Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care
Subjects:
dysmenorrhea
humulus
mefenamic acid
passiflora
primary care
valerian
Online Access:http://www.jfmpc.com/article.asp?issn=2249-4863;year=2019;volume=8;issue=11;spage=3487;epage=3491;aulast=Gomathy

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