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Dysmenorrhea and Menorrhagia

A Clinician’s Guide

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Authors:
  1. Roger P. Smith

    1. Florida Atlantic University , Boca Raton, USA

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  • Provides practical, accessible management approaches to dysmenorrhea and menorrhagia

  • Includes coverage of underlying pathophysiology to contextualize these common problems for clinicians

  • Includes useful patient education materials

  • Written by an experienced clinician and researcher in the field

  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Table of contents (11 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-vii
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  2. The Physiology of Menstruation

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    Pages 1-17

  3. Scope of the Problems

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    Pages 19-29

  4. How Our Views Have Evolved: Historical Perspectives

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    Pages 31-54

  5. The Clinical Classification and Causes of Dysmenorrhea

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    Pages 55-64

  6. The Clinical Classification and Causes of Menorrhagia

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    Pages 65-73

  7. The Role of Prostaglandins in Dysmenorrhea and Menorrhagia

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    Pages 75-88

  8. The Inhibition of Prostaglandin Formation

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    Pages 89-99

  9. Establishing the Diagnosis

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    Pages 101-113

  10. Management Strategies for Primary Dysmenorrhea

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    Pages 115-133

  11. Management Strategies for Primary Menorrhagia

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    Pages 135-147

  12. Options for When Simple Managements Are Not Enough

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    Pages 149-157

  13. Back Matter

    Pages 159-164
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About this book

Dysmenorrhea is estimated to effect upwards of 70% of women during their lifetime and “heavy menstrual periods” is one of the most frequently given reasons for hysterectomy in the United States.  Despite the dramatic growth of dysmenorrhea treatment with non-steroidal anti-inflammatory agents (NSADs) in the 1980s, young women continue to go undiagnosed and under treated. The diagnosis and management of heavy menstrual bleeding has even poorer general understanding because of its more complicated etiologies. With a working knowledge of the underlying pathophysiology, all clinicians should be able to establish both the diagnosis and a credible treatment plan that will result in a significant chance of clinical improvement for most patients.
This book addresses the pathophysiologic underpinnings of both dysmenorrhea and menorrhagia and provides clinicians with practical approaches to establishing the diagnosis, proven tactics for successful therapeutic interventions and dealing with the challenging atypical case, and effective patient counseling.  It teaches principles, including the role prostaglandins play in both conditions, as well as procedures, like surgical options and TENS, providing a balance of the practical and the esoteric.  The inclusion of patient education and counseling materials additionally increases its usefulness for the busy clinician. This is an ideal guide for ob/gyn clinicians, residents, and trainees caring for patients with these common, but often misunderstood diseases. 


Authors and Affiliations

  • Florida Atlantic University , Boca Raton, USA

    Roger P. Smith

About the author

Roger P. Smith, MD is Assistant Dean of Graduate Medical Education, Faculty and Academic Affairs, and Professor of Integrated Medical Science at Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine at Florida Atlantic University. He has published widely in obstetrics and gynecology and is editor of Netter’s Obstetrics and Gynecology, 3e (Elsevier, 2017), a major textbook in ob/gyn.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Dysmenorrhea and Menorrhagia

  • Book Subtitle: A Clinician’s Guide

  • Authors: Roger P. Smith

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-71964-1

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing AG 2018

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-71963-4Published: 25 January 2018

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-89126-2Published: 06 June 2019

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-71964-1Published: 09 January 2018

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: VII, 164

  • Number of Illustrations: 41 b/w illustrations, 63 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Gynecology, Reproductive Medicine

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