Menstrual Pain (cont.)

What's Causing Your Pelvic Pain Slideshow

Disease Prevention in Women Slideshow Pictures

Take the Quiz on Puberty

Medical Author:

Frederick B Gaupp, MD

Coauthor:

Laszlo Sogor, MD, PhD

Medical Editor:

Richard Harrigan, MD

Medical Editor:

Francisco Talavera, PharmD, PhD

Medical Editor:

Lee P Shulman, MD

Other Therapy

If taking hormonal birth control is not an option because of health problems or the woman is among the 10% of women who do not respond to this treatment, there are some other alternatives.

Acupuncture
Nitroglycerin patch
Wearing a TENS (transcutaneous electrical neural stimulation) unit, a small electrical device that interferes with pain signals as they travel to the brain

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