Continuous OCs Relieve Endometriosis-Associated Dysmenorrhea

Abstract

Secondary dysmenorrhea (acquired menstrual pain) is the most common symptom caused by endometriosis. Although cyclic use of oral contraceptives (OCs) reduces such pain, dysmenorrhea often recurs during the pill-free week. In this single-center, noncomparative, Italian study, researchers offered continuous OC use (i.e., no hormone-free days) to women who had undergone surgery for endometriosis …