Common Menstrual Concerns
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Painful Periods — also called “cramps” or “dysmenorrhea”
What are cramps? Painful periods are known as cramps (or in medical terms as “dysmenorrhea”). This section looks at what causes cramps, and how to control the pain yourself using inexpensive, over-the-counter medicines. They occur for almost all menstruating women at some point in their lives. For a few women, they interfere with work or…
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Menstrual Cycle Diary©
CeMCOR’s Menstrual Cycle Diary© is meant for adolescents and premenopausal women. The Diary is available in both print and digital formats, with instructions provided. You will need the free Adobe Acrobat Reader to read and print the PDF of the Diary with instructions. We have also developed a version of this Diary with 2 blank…
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Perimenopause: The Ovary’s Frustrating Grand Finale
Women in midlife increasingly hear the words “estrogen deficiency” spoken as the ultimate in bad news. Everyone knows that low estrogen levels cause heart disease, osteoporosis, Alzheimer’s and frigidity. But as Dr. Susan Love, the influential breast surgeon, feminist advocate and now deceased author of Dr. Susan Love’s Hormone Book asserts, “If estrogen deficiency’s a…
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For Healthcare Providers: Managing Menorrhagia Without Surgery
When a woman comes to you saying that her periods are “heavy” she’s “flooding” or she’s passing clots, what do you normally do to assess and treat her? The purpose of this paper is to define normal menstruation and how to clinically assess menstrual flow. In addition, you will learn how to make a diagnosis…