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Definition
Absence of flow when normally expected is called Amenorrhea.
Scanty flow is known as Oligomenorrhea.
Painful menstruation is Dysmenorrhea.
Excessive loss of blood is termed Menorrhagia.
Loss of blood during intermenstrual periods (between periods) is known as spotting or Metrorrhagia.
In all the above cases, the gynocologist should make the diagnosis and prescribe treatment, rule out causes, complications, etc.
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Symptoms
In addition to the previously mentioned in the definitions, symptoms may include: depression, cramps, water retention, skin eruptions, headaches, bloated abdomen, backache, cramps, breast swelling and tenderness, insomnia, fatigue, nervousness, (See also PMS) joint pain, fainting spells, and changes in personality (such as outbursts of anger, violence, and thoughts of suicide).
Menstrual pain in young girls is often severe and relatively long-lasting. Especially at the onset of the menstrual period, the pain usually is experienced as severe. Ideally a gynecologist should be seen at the outset of menstrual periods to determine if everything is normal. If normal, the aches and pains can be eased or cured by a cup of chamomile tea, drunk very warm, or with peppermint tea or even caraway tea. These herbs contain essential oils with antispasmodic effects. Rotate the three teas, if preferred. Prepare the tea: pour
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Nutrients
Calcium with magnesium chloride,
Primrose oil,
Kelp,
Multivitamin and mineral complex with manganese, taken as directed on the label.
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Herbs
The following herbs are taken in teas for difficult menstruation.
- Balm, lemon
- Black Haw
- Blessed thistle
- Calendula
- Camomile, German
- Catnip
- Celery
- Cohosh, blue
- Dittany
- Dong quai
- Marjoram, wild
- Oak
- Pasque flower
- Pennyroyal
- Raspberry, red
- Rosemary
- St. John’s wort
- Strawberry, wild
- Valerian
- Willow, white
- Yam, wild
- Yarrow
The following herbs are taken in teas for excessive menstruation. (to decrease flow)
- Alum, wild roo
- Bayberry bark
- Birthroot
- Bistort root
- Burnet, great
- Burnet saxifrage
- Ceyenne pepper
- Comfrey
- Goldenseal
- Lungwort
- Nutmeg
- Pilewort
- Plantain
- Sanicle, American
- Shepherd’s purse
- Smartweed
- Sorrel
- Strawberry, wild
- Yarrow
The following herbs are taken in teas for tardy menstruation.
- Birthroot
- Blessed thistle
- Cohosh, black
- Cramp bark
- Dong quai
- Ginger, wild
- Lady’s mantle
- Lovage
- Marjoram, sweet
- Nettle
- Parsley
- Pennyroyal
- Peppermint
- Ragwort, European
- Raspberry leaves
- Rosemary
- Skullcap
- Sumac
- Tarragon
- Watercress
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