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Premenstrual Symptom

Premenstrual syndrome (PMS) is a combination of physical and emotional disturbances that occur after a woman ovulates and ends with menstruation. Common PMS symptoms include depression, irritability, crying, oversensitivity, and mood swings.

For some women PMS symptoms can be controlled with medications and lifestyle changes such as exercise, nutrition, and a family and friend support system is a combination of emotional, physical, psychological, and mood disturbances that occur after a woman's ovulation and typically ending with the onset of her menstrual flow.

The most common mood-related symptoms are irritability, depression, crying, oversensitivity, and mood swings with alternating sadness and anger. The most common physical symptoms are fatigue, bloating, breast tenderness (mastalgia), acne, and appetite changes with food cravings.

A more severe form of PMS, known as premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD), also known as late luteal phase dysphoric disorder) occurs in a smaller number of women and leads to significant loss of function because of unusually severe symptoms.

About 80% of women experience some premenstrual symptoms. The incidence of true PMS has often been overestimated by including all women who experience any physical or emotional symptoms prior to menstruation. It is estimated that clinically significant PMS (which is moderate to severe in intensity and affects a woman's functioning) occurs in 20% to 30% of women. About 2% to 6% of women are believed to have the more severe variant known as PMDD.

Pelvic pain

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Pelvic Pain

Pelvic pain occurs mostly in the lower abdomen area. The pain might be steady, or it might come and go. Acute pelvic pain is pain that starts over a short period of time anywhere from a few minutes to a few days. This type of pain is often a warning sign that something is wrong and should be evaluated promptly.

Chronic pelvic pain refers to pain in the region between your hips, below your bellybutton. In order to be considered chronic, the pain must last for at least six months or longer. Intensity can vary from being extreme enough to interfere with normal activities, to being relatively mild.

The pain may come and go, or be constant; it can be a sharp pain or a dull ache. The pain may be symptomatic of another condition, or it could be a condition of its own.

Signs and Symptoms

Signs and symptoms that you may be suffering from chronic pelvic pain can include:

Pain during intercourse
Cramping or sharp pains
Heaviness or a feeling of pressure inside the pelvis
Extreme and constant pain
Intermittent pain
A dull ache
Pain during bowel movements

Fibroids

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Fibroids

Fibroids are round growths of muscle in the wall of your uterus-and are almost always noncancerous (benign) and harmless. They start as pea-sized lumps, but can grow steadily during your reproductive years.

Although fibroids tend to run in families, no one really knows why some women have them and others don't. But there isn't much to worry as fibroids are very common and treatable. Many fibroids just need to be monitored. Others may require treatment if they become too large or cause symptoms.

Endometriosis

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Endometriosis

In endometriosis, tissue that normally lines the uterus (womb) grows outside the uterus. This tissue swells with blood during each menstrual cycle. The result can be severe cramps and pain. Many women think these cramps are normal. Endometriosis can also affect your work, emotions, and sexuality. They may not seek medical help. But if you have this disease and it is not treated, your health and ability to have children can be affected.

Early diagnosis and treatment, endometriosis can be managed.

Endometriosis affects your reproductive organs and monthly menstrual cycle. The average cycle is about 28 days. During the first 3 weeks, the lining of the uterus swells with blood. This lining is called the endometrium. If you have endometriosis, endometrial tissue grows outside the uterus in parts of the pelvic cavity. This endometrial tissue also swells with blood, irritating nearby structures.

Ovarian Cyst

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Ovarian Cysts

An ovarian cyst is a fluid-filled sac in or on the ovary. Many ovarian cysts are noncancerous cysts that occur as a result of ovulation (the release of an egg from the ovary). These are called functional cysts.

Functional cysts normally shrink on their own over time, usually in about 1 to 3 months. Often functional cysts do not cause any symptoms (you may not even know you have one), but other times they can cause abdominal pain, menstrual irregularities, nausea and vomiting. If you have a functional cyst, your doctor may want to check you again in 1 to 3 months to make sure the cyst has gotten smaller. If you develop functional cysts often, your doctor may want you to take birth control pills so you won't ovulate. If you don't ovulate, you won't form functional cysts.

If you do have a cyst, your doctor will probably want you to have a sonogram so he or she can look at the cyst. What your doctor decides to do after that depends on your age, the way the cyst looks on the sonogram and if you're having symptoms such as pain, bloating, feeling full after eating just a little, and constipation.

If you are menopausal and are not having periods, you shouldn't form functional cysts, but it is possible for you to form other types of ovarian cysts. You should call your doctor if you experience any of the symptoms of an ovarian cyst.

Ectopic Pregnancy

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Ectopic Pregnancy

It's a pregnancy that develops outside the womb, usually in one of the fallopian tubes. That is why it is also known as a tubal pregnancy. It happens in about two of every 100 pregnancies in India. As the pregnancy grows, it causes pain and bleeding and, if not recognized, the tube can rupture, causing internal bleeding. This is a medical emergency and can be fatal. The pregnancy itself never survives -- it can't be moved to the womb and has to be removed.