Difficult or painful menstruation.

	Black Cohosh As A Treatment "...It has been used for a range of female conditions such as premenstrual discomfort, dysmenorrhea and uterine spasms..." Fish Oils As A Treatment "...Various essential fatty acids, including fish oil, flaxseed oil, and GLA (gamma-linolenic acid), are widely recommended for dysmenorrhea (menstrual pain), and two studies suggest that fish oil may indeed be effective..." Painful Menstruation (Dysmenorrhea) The Condition "Dysmenorrhea is the medical term for painful periods or menstrual cramps..." Relationship to EFA (Essential Fatty Acid) Type 3 Requirement "In a double-blind placebo-controlled study among a group of girls suffering from dysmenorrhea, it was found that the symptoms could be significantly reduced by dietary supplementation with omega-3 fatty acids..." Relationship to Low Adrenal Function / Adrenal Insufficiency "Dysmenorrhea caused by ovarian dysfunction may disappear when low doses of cortisol are used to improve adrenal influence on ovarian function..." Recommendation Vitamin E "...IU per day) from 2 days before menstrual onset through the third day of bleeding, for two consecutive menstrual cycles, reduced pain in a placebo-controlled trial of 100 young women with primary dysmenorrhea..." Parsley As A Treatment "...Parsley oil also was used to regulate menstrual flow in the treatment of amenorrhea and dysmenorrhea, and is purported to be an abortifacient..." Prostaglandin Related Topic "...such as vasodilation, vasoconstriction, stimulation of the smooth muscles of the bronchus or intestine, uterine stimulation; also involved in pain, inflammation, fever, allergic diarrhea, and dysmenorrhea..." White Peony Root As A Treatment "...Uses ... Irregular menstruation, dysmenorrhea, metrorrhagia and metrostaxis due to blood deficiency..."

Last updated: Jul 26, 2007