Patient's question:
Can you get painkillers at the hospital for menstrual cramps? Which department should you go to? Is it injected into the buttocks or the arm? How many minutes does it take to relieve the pain after the injection?Doctor's answer:
Primary dysmenorrhea is usually caused by an increase in prostaglandin secretion during menstruation, or by retroverted uterus leading to poor drainage of menstrual blood, resulting in dysmenorrhea symptoms. Secondary dysmenorrhea is typically caused by endometriosis leading to chocolate cysts in the ovaries, or by adenomyosis. Therefore, for women experiencing dysmenorrhea, we generally recommend checking a pelvic ultrasound at the gynecology department to rule out organic lesions in the uterus and adnexa. Treatment can then be symptomatic pain relief based on the results.