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"Please Do Something For My Period Pain": Max Brinsmead MB Bs PHD May 2015

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“Please do something

for my period pain”

Max Brinsmead MB BS PhD


May 2015
Ms. SD Age 16
Complains of daily nausea, epigastric
pain and increasingly painful periods

Accompanied by mother who reports


complete personality change in 24
months
Ms SD Age 16

Complains of daily nausea, epigastric


pain and increasingly painful periods

WHAT ARE THE POSSIBLE


CAUSES?
Ms SD Differential
Diagnosis
Ms SD Differential
Diagnosis
Primary dysmenorrhoea
Gastritis or peptic ulcer
PID
Endometriosis
Psychogenic
Ms SD Age 16
Complains of nausea, epigastric pain
and painful periods

WHAT ADDITIONAL INFORMATION


DO YOU REQUIRE?
Ms SD Additional History
Required
Usual menstrual pattern
Sexual history
When does the pain occur
Description of the pain
Other GIT tract symptoms
Drugs & medications incl smoking
Any pre menstrual staining or pain with defecation
during menstruation?
Family history of gynaecological problems
Ms SD Additional History
Usual cycle Monthly, 7d No IMB
Ms SD Additional History
Usual cycle Monthly, 7d No IMB
Sexual history Coitus never
Ms SD Additional History
Usual cycle Monthly, 7d No IMB
Sexual history Never
Pain occurs Throughout period
and 1-2 days after
Ms SD Additional History
Usual cycle Monthly, 7d No IMB
Sexual history Never
Pain occurs Throughout period
and 1-2 days after
Description of the Central, constant,
pain disabling
Ms SD Additional History
Usual cycle Monthly, 7d No IMB
Sexual history Never
Pain occurs Throughout period
Description of the and 1-2 days after
pain Central, constant,
disabling
Other GIT tract Intermittent
symptoms diarrhoea
Ms SD Additional History
Usual cycle Monthly, 7d No IMB
Never
Sexual history Throughout period and
Pain occurs 1-2 days after
Description of the Central, constant,
disabling
pain
Other GIT tract Intermittent diarrhoea
symptoms
Drugs NSAIDs makes nausea
worse. Non smoker
Ms SD Additional History
PMS and Pain c YES
defaecation during
menstruation
Ms SD Additional History
PMS and Pain c YES
defaecation during
menstruation
Family history Older sister with
endometriosis and
infertility. Mother had
hysterectomy at age 34
Ms SD Age 16
Complains of nausea and increasingly
painful periods

Do you examine this patient?

What tests would you perform?


Ms SD Tests
FBC ESR or C-Reactive Protein
UEC & LFTs
Upper GIT evaluation
USS pelvis
Menstrual phase CA125 and CA19.9
Laparoscopy
Ms SD Treatment
Options while waiting Ix
NSAID c anti emetic
Other analgesic
Rectal NSAID
Continuous COC c extra progestin
IM Depo Provera

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