Dysmenorrhea is a female sexual health issue that is related to severe menstrual cramps. Dysmenorrhea may start before your period arrives and may last up to several days after your periods. Increased production of hormones during the menstruation cycle causes intense uterine contractions. Menstrual cramps are the result of these uterine contractions.
The cramps can be relieved with home remedies and pain-relief medications. If you notice the symptoms not being relieved with these treatments, you must visit a doctor. The doctor will prescribe you other treatments depending upon the type of dysmenorrhea and other health conditions. After trying all the treatments, your doctor can possibly talk about the hormone-based therapies as an option to treat your dysmenorrhea.
Hormone replacement therapy is a birth control method that also helps to make your period less painful, shorter, and lighter. It helps to maintain a normal and healthy menstrual cycle. The hormone-based medications help to treat the menstrual problems by lessening and eliminating the symptoms of heavy and painful periods. Although these medications are generally packaged as ‘birth control’, yet they help to treat the female sexual health condition. Hormone replacement therapy takes 6 months to 1 year to treat the female sexual health condition of primary dysmenorrhea.
Methods of hormonal therapy
There are several methods of hormone replacement therapy. Harbor compounding pharmacy provides all kinds of hormonal therapies to ensure the treatments of underlying disorders in women. A certain problem requires a certain method of hormonal therapy to be treated. The most common methods of hormonal therapies are stated as follows:
● Hormonal Pills
More commonly known as the ‘birth control pills’ contains hormones that are produced in the female body; estrogen and progesterone. These hormones prevent fertilization and help to keep the lining of the uterus thin. It helps to lessen the pain and make the periods lighter. Birth control pills help to maintain a healthy menstrual cycle.
● Vaginal Ring and Contraceptive Patch
The contraceptive patch and the vaginal ring contain estrogen and progesterone and are used to prevent pregnancy. The vaginal ring is to be kept in the vagina while the patch is to be placed on the skin. They, too, helps to keep the lining of the uterus thin, making periods easy, manageable, and healthy.
● Hormonal Implantation
It is a small device that is inserted under the skin of the upper arm on the inside. It releases progestin, which is a hormone used to prevent ovulation, and hence preventing the menstrual problems.
● Intrauterine Device (IUD)
IUD is a device that contains progestin that stops ovulation. It is placed inside the uterus to prevent heavy and painful periods, menstrual cramps, or irregular periods.
● Hormonal Injections
Shots of injection that contains progestin are given to reduce the menstrual problems.
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