DYSMENORRHEA

Most women do not seek medical assistance for dysmenorrhea because they rely on traditional methods of treatment. When individuals suffer from dysmenorrhea, they either use analgesics or anti-inflammatory medications to alleviate the symptoms (Tharpe, Cindy & Robin 67). Most women, for example, use heat to alleviate the pain associated with this illness. In this case study, it appears that the woman has a history of dysmenorrhea, indicating that she requires specialized medical care. According to Brucker and Tekoa, a person who has already experienced dysmenorrhea should be treated appropriately for this problem (12). Considering that in the case study, the symptoms coincide with dysmenorrhea, it is, therefore, appropriate for the medical attendant to administer treatment for dysmenorrhea.

In attending to this case, the priority is to ensure that there is the provision of relief to the pain that is associated with dysmenorrhea. However, before the application of pain-relieving strategies, there is the need for the expert to grade the dysmenorrhea conditions; this is done based on the pain that the patient is experiencing (Howard 34). For example, in this case study, it seems that the patient is experiencing refractory situations and therefore this requires the involvement of a comprehensive treatment strategy. In a multidisciplinary treatment approach, the patient needs the services of a gynecologist (Schuiling and Frances 27). It is important to note that the conditions that the patient is experiencing, in this case, it is a secondary form of secondary dysmenorrhea; this is because it has extended to other reproductive parts. In this case, the treatment will not be primary as it requires the involvement of other experts apart from the regular gynecologist sessions. Secondary dysmenorrhea requires extensive involvement of medical experts to solve these multidisciplinary complications.

Works Cited

Brucker, Mary C, and Tekoa L. King. Pharmacology for Women’s Health. Burlington, MA : Jones & Bartlett Learning , 2017.

Howard, Fred M. Pelvic Pain: Diagnosis and Management. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2000.

Schuiling, Kerri D, and Frances E. Likis. Women’s Gynecologic Health. Sudbury, Mass: Jones & Bartlett Learning, 2013.

Tharpe, Nell, Cindy L. Farley, and Robin G. Jordan. Clinical Practice Guidelines for Midwifery & Women’s Health. Burlington, MA: Jones & Bartlett Publishers, 2013.