In Caring for a Patient Complaining of Pain with Menstruation

question 13

Multiple Choice

In caring for a patient complaining of pain with menstruation, the nurse correlates this to which information related to the etiology and pathophysiology of this condition?

• A)Primary dysmenorrhea is caused by decreased levels of prostaglandins, causing the contractions of the uterus to increase in strength.
• B)Primary dysmenorrhea begins within the first three or four menstrual periods after menarche and occurs with each ovulatory cycle during the teens and 20s of a woman's life.
• C)Secondary dysmenorrhea is more common than primary dysmenorrhea.
• D)Primary dysmenorrhea causes include endometriosis, tumors, cysts, pelvic adhesions, pelvic inflammatory disease, infections, cervical stenosis, uterine leiomyomas, and adenomyosis.

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