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Dysmenorrhea is the pain or discomfort ("cramps") during or just before a menstrual period.    ((Types of Dysmenorrhea)) There are two types of dysmenorrhea - primary and secondary dysmenorrhea. Primary dysmenorrhea is severe, disabling cramps without underlying illness.* Symptoms may include backache, leg pain, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, headache, and dizziness. This kind of dysmenorrhea usually affects young woman within two years of the onset of menstruation and lasts one or two days each month. Secondary dysmenorrhea is cramps caused by another medical problem(s) such as* endometriosis (abnormalities in the lining of the uterus), adenomyosis (nonmalignant growth of the endometrium into the muscular layer of the uterus), pelvic inflammatory disease, uterine fibroids, cervical narrowing, uterine malposition, pelvic tumors or an IUD (intra-uterine device). This condition usually occurs in older women. ((Cramps)) When the menstrual cycle begins, pro...