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Aims and objectives
To identify and describe reasons women do not seek health care for dysmenorrhea symptoms.
Background
Although dysmenorrhea is highly prevalent among women, can cause significant disruptions in their daily lives, and may increase their risk for future chronic pain conditions, few women seek health care for dysmenorrhea. A better understanding of why women do not seek health care...
Dysmenorrhea is highly prevalent and is the leading cause of work and school absences among women of reproductive age. However, self‐management of dysmenorrhea is not well understood in the US, and little evidence is available on factors that influence dysmenorrhea self‐management. Guided by the Common Sense Model, we examined women's representations of dysmenorrhea (beliefs about causes, symptoms,...
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