Abstract

ABSTRACT Dysmenorrhea is one of the most common clinical complaints in women. Magnitude of its effect on women’s life is immense. It leads to a major loss of productive life, yet it is the most under-rated condition in terms of diagnosis, treatment and patient satisfaction. It encompasses two varieties broadly—primary and secondary dysmenorrhea. This article attempts at clinical evaluation of a women with dysmenorrhea, establishing the diagnosis with the help of investigatory modalities and finally various modes of management and their relative effectiveness in terms published level of recommendations. We used Medline (1976–2017) to conduct a literature search of the systematic reviews, published clinical trials, population studies, and review articles cited in PubMed or the Cochrane database.