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[1/26/2005] Treating period pain with Chinese medicine
[1/26/2005] Stress Linked to Painful Menstrual Periods - Stress Reduction Techniques May Help, Say Researchers
[10/15/2004] Low body fat ratio linked to menstrual irregularities, common among athletes who train a lot
[10/15/2004] Hope for Preventing Menstrual Migraine - Research Identifies Vulnerable Days, Suggests Option to Prevent Attacks
[10/15/2004] Scientific Support For Yoga Is Slim
[10/15/2004] PMS: What You Can Do to Ease Your Symptoms
[10/15/2004] A life plagued by painful periods
[2/15/2004] An article from the Annals of the New York Academy of Science Online
[2/15/2004] Atkins Diet Makes PMS Worse?
[11/30/2002] Severe premenstrual syndrome increases pain perception.
[11/30/2002] Vitamin E helps fight menstrual pain.
Source: womenfitness.net
It's news that could have women everywhere throwing away their hot water bottles, painkillers and Tim Tams. A University of Western Sydney study is set to discover if ancient Chinese medicine can provide relief from the monthly cramping, back pain and bloating associated with menstruation.
To read more click here:
http://www.womenfitness.net/news/womens_health/ch_treating_period_pain.htm
Source: WebMD Medical News - By Miranda Hitti - Reviewed By Brunilda Nazario, MD
Nov. 17, 2004 -- Women who experience painful menstrual periods may benefit from learning stress reduction techniques, according to a new study. Painful periods -- called dysmenorrhea -- are a common problem affecting 43% to 90% of women in various populations, say the researchers, who included Xiaobin Wang, MD, MPH, ScD, of Children's Memorial Hospital in Chicago.
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http://my.webmd.com/content/article/97/104067.htm
Low body fat ratio linked to menstrual irregularities, common among athletes who train a lot
SOURCE: medicalnewstoday.com
August 16, 2004.
Female athletes with low body fat ratios who compete in international tournaments such as the Olympics are more likely to suffer from menstrual disorders, according to a survey conducted by Tsukuba University Prof. Noboru Mesaki, an expert on sports medicine.
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/newssearch.php?newsid=12107
Hope for Preventing Menstrual Migraine - Research Identifies Vulnerable Days, Suggests Option to Prevent Attacks
SOURCE: WebMD Medical News By Sid Kirchheimer
July 27, 2004
July 27, 2004 -- For women who get migraines, these disabling headaches are especially common and intense around the time of menstruation.
http://my.webmd.com/content/article/91/101129.htm
Scientific Support For Yoga Is Slim
SOURCE: myhealthsense.com By Judy Foreman
July 19, 2004
I have been standing on my head, off and on, for about 35 years now, as well as sitting cross-legged, breathing through one nostril at a time, and - my favorite - lying flat on my back, utterly relaxed, in the so-called "corpse pose." I am, in other words, one of the 15 million Americans who, according to a 2003 poll for Yoga Journal, have fallen in love with this ancient Indian practice - part meditation, part exercise.
http://www.myhealthsense.com/F040629_yoga.html
PMS: What You Can Do to Ease Your Symptoms
SOURCE: Familydoctor.org
PMS (premenstrual syndrome) is the name of a group of symptoms that start 7 to 14 days before your period (menstruation). The symptoms usually stop soon after your period begins. Most women feel some discomfort before their periods. But if you have PMS, you may feel so anxious, depressed or uncomfortable that you can't cope at home or at work
http://familydoctor.org/x5126.xml
A life plagued by painful periods
SOURCE: BBC News By Melissa Jackson July 03
2004
Imagine a pain in your abdomen so unbearable you are unable
to get out of bed for three days every month. That is bad enough in itself, but when it continues 12 times a year for around 25 years, most people would agree it is barbaric.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/3856627.stm
An article from the Annals of the New York Academy of Science Online about Premenstrual syndrome and the use of alternative therapies
SOURCE: Ann N Y Acad Sci
2003 Nov;997:330-40
(Premenstrual syndrome and the use of alternative therapies.
Domoney CL, Vashisht A, Studd JW.
Department of Academic Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital London, London SW10 9NH, UK)
Premenstrual syndrome (PMS) is a collection of symptoms that may be encountered by up to 95% of the women’s population, although it is estimated that only approximately 5% of women are severely affected by PMS.
The use of complementary and alternative therapies is high among this latter group, but does not seem to exclude conventional treatment.
Complementary therapies are widely used but their efficacy and safety are not always proven. This is partly due to the difficulty of studying alternative practices and their cost.
Overall these women are a neglected group for whom the evidence for conventional therapy is sparse and controversial. Since the majority of women self-diagnose and self-medicate, it is important that physicians have an understanding of the variety of interventions tried and their worth.
A full version of this article can be found at the following address:
http://www.annalsnyas.org/cgi/content/full/997/1/330
Atkins Diet Makes PMS Worse?
SOURCE: CBS NEWS
The American College of Obstetrics and Gynaecology has determined that approximately 80 percent of women have emotional or physical changes in advance of their menstrual periods. Premenstrual Syndrome, or PMS, is usually a combination of physical and mood changes, including emotional and behavioral changes — bloating or water retention and cramping pain. The underlying cause of PMS could be due to hormonal imbalance.
So far, experts have not been able to agree on the exact cause of premenstrual syndrome, or PMS, but there are clear links between PMS and the hormonal levels of the menstrual cycle: there is a rise in estrogen and progesterone at the end of a woman’s cycle and then a rapid drop of the two right before menstrual periods start.
A diet that is high in fat, like the Atkins diet, is likely to exacerbate or cause premenstrual syndrome symptoms in women because this diet is known to influence hormone levels. On the other hand, low-fat vegetarian diets in particular have been shown to reduce estrogen levels
and reduced menstrual pain.
Severe premenstrual syndrome increases pain perception.
Effect due to reduced endorphin levels in the blood.
SOURCE: American Psychosomatic Society Annual Meeting
2002
Women suffering from severe premenstrual syndrome (PMS) are more sensitive to pain, according to an American study on hormonal changes during the menstrual cycle.
The researchers found that women with severe PMS have lower endorphin levels in the blood. Endorphins are hormones that work like natural analgesics and help reduce the perception of pain.
Pain is one of the main symptoms of PMS. Generally, it appears three to seven days before the start of menses. Its onset is associated with hormonal changes that take place before the start of menses.
The study measured endorphin levels and the ability to bear pain. Using specific tests, subjects were asked to evaluate the intensity of the pain they felt. Women suffering from PMS were found to sense pain more intensively.
Vitamin E helps fight menstrual pain.
The vitamin blocks the production of prostaglandins.
SOURCE: British Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
2001
Vitamin E helps fight menstrual pain. Menstrual pain is caused by particular substances, prostaglandins, that stimulate contraction of the uterine muscles. Their level increases before the start of the menstrual cycle.
Vitamin E inhibits the production of prostaglandins. A group of British researchers decided to test the effectiveness of the therapy for dysmenorrhea. They studied 100 girls aged between 16 and 18 years, the age group most often affected by primary dysmenorrhea. All suffered from moderately intense menstrual pain. One group was given chewable vitamin E tablets, while the other received a placebo.
After two months, the group that had taken vitamin E experienced less pain than at the beginning of the study.
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