Herbal medicine in the treatment of primary dysmenorrhea
نویسندگان
1 Infertilty ward, Arash Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences
2 Infertilty ward, Arash Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences
3 Psychiatric Research Center, Roozbeh Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
4 Iranian Academic Center for Education, Culture & Research (ACECR), Tehran, Iran
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چکیده
Dysmenorrhea is called "primary" when there is no specific abnormality and "secondary" when the pain is caused by an underlying gynecological problem. It is believed that primary dysmenorrhea occurs when hormone-like substances called "prostaglandins" produced by uterine tissue trigger strong muscle contractions in the uterus during menstruation. However, the level ...