Painful Menstrual Periods
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Painful Menstrual Periods Incidence
Facts about painful menstrual periods:
About 50 percent of women have pain during menstrual periods.
About 10 percent of women have pain during the menstrual period that interrupts normal daily activities.
Painful menstrual periods are most common in women between the ages of 15 and 25.
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Painful Menstrual Periods Risk Factors
Related Topics:
Abdominal pain
Chronic pelvic pain
Dysfunctional uterine bleeding
Heavy menstrual periods
Irregular menstrual periods
Premenstrual syndrome
Secondary dysmenorrhea
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Painful menstrual periods
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Last Updated: Jul 1, 2008
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