Managing Primary Dysmenorrhea

Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 341-344

  Doty, Elizabeth ^a   Attaran, Marjan ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; DOCOSAPENTAENOIC ACID; ETHINYLESTRADIOL PLUS LEVONORGESTREL; FENNEL OIL; FISH OIL; ICOSAPENTAENOIC ACID; MAGNESIUM; MAGNESIUM ASPARTATE; MEFENAMIC ACID; MEGA EPA 1000; MONTELUKAST; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; PROSTAGLANDIN; THIAMINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACNE; ACUPUNCTURE ANALGESIA; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; BLOOD CLOTTING; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONVULSION; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DRUG EFFICACY; DYSMENORRHEA; DYSPHAGIA; HEADACHE; HORMONE SYNTHESIS; HUMAN; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MUSCLE TIGHTNESS; NAUSEA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN BURNING SENSATION; SKIN REDNESS; TRANSCUTANEOUS NERVE STIMULATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTERUS CONTRACTION; VASOCONSTRICTION;

ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; DYSMENORRHEA; FEMALE; HUMANS;

EID: 33750063956     PISSN: 10833188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpag.2006.06.005     Document Type: Article

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