Dysmenorrhea is a medical term for painful menstrual cramps or difficult menstrual flow due to uterine contradiction. There are two types: primary and secondary. 

Primary dysmenorrhea is the natural Menstrual cramps occurring every time and it is not a symptom of any diseases whereas secondary dysmenorrhea is the painful periods due to an infection or disorder in a female's reproductive organ.

The prevalence of dysmenorrhoea is 62.5% in India. 

Age group: Dysmenorrhea occurs between the ages of 20 and 24 years and most serious factor occurs before 25 years

Symptoms

Symptoms of dysmenorrhea vary from person to person. Depression, anxiety and stress can come along with some of the other symptoms below.

• Anger at the self

• Hatred of your own body

• Pain and cramps in lower abdomen

• Pain radiating down to the legs

• Headache

• Fainting

• Vomiting

• Tired and weak

• Nausea

Risks

• Long term Menstrual flow

• Low sleep and life quality 

• Obesity

• Risk increases when a woman is pregnant and a smoker and/or an alcoholic

Causes

• Uterine fibroids

• Abnormal pregnancy

• Pelvic inflammatory disease

• Infection, tumors in pelvic cavity

Treatment - Dysmenorrhea can be healed by affirmations and energy healing which works on the root cause of the disease, i.e. therapies are aimed at loving your body, reducing anger and hatred and creating peaceful environment.

• Applying heat to the lower back and abdomen seeks to relieve pain.(use hot water bottle or pads)

• Massage therapy can reduce Menstrual pain. Professionals press the points for abdomen, sides and back to relieve pain.

• Aromatherapy gives the best result.

• Avoiding fatty foods, salty foods, alcohol, caffeine, carbonated beverages, and junk foods can prevent this.

• Fennel, ginger, cinnamon, Pycnogenol, and dill in your diet is found to prevent and relieve pain.