Menstrual complaints: New scientific knowledge about causes and treatment
Menstrual complaints: New scientific knowledge about causes and treatment
Every year again? Unfortunately even every month ... women are creating menstrual complaints. Not everyone - but the vast majority when you move up current numbers. Above all, pain and cramps are very high on the complaint list in the abdomen in the period. On average, scientific data assumes around 70 percent of women affected by abdominal pain. This also underlines a current Buscopan® survey from 2024 among people with at least slight abdominal or menstrual pain in the past year: within the last 12 months before the survey, 45 percent of 40 to 49 year olds and 60 percent- and thus more than every second- suffered 30 to 35 year olds. It is 70 percent for 18 to 29 year olds.
It is a shame that the menstruation and the associated changes in the body do not yet take enough space in our society to fear without disadvantages, ”emphasizes Prof. Mandy Mangler. But there are also positive developments: the medial and social attention and relevance for the cycle and associated stress for women are increasing in Spain. to be absent in the job for several days a month if you cannot work because of strong menstrual complaints.
The expert explains: "Almost all women have had pain in menstruation in her life. To a certain extent, this can be normal and can be attributed to the contractions of the uterus during the period." These are so -called primary menstrual complaints, in which the cycle itself is the cause of the symptoms. The triggers are certain pain messenger substances, so -called prostaglandins, which are formed shortly before the menstrual period. They ensure that the uterus contracts during the period to put the mucous membrane. The rhythmic merging can lead to cramp -like pain. If the first periods are already accompanied by regulation pain or start a maximum of three years later, it is usually primary regulation pain, which generally do not require any special clarification. If the symptoms suddenly occur at a cycle or only after the age of 25, organic causes such as an endometriosis, a polyp, fibroid or mechanical irritation, which is often diagnosed late can, for example, through a spiral, which should be discussed with a doctor. However, "normal" menstrual pain sometimes strain the quality of life massively and can even lead to absenteeism in the job. In addition, menstrual complaints impair women in leisure and everyday life, as another current survey shows: Almost 90 percent of the respondents report a moderately to severe impairment.
In order to get to the bottom of the regulation pain, leading a pain calendar or a menstrual app can be helpful. "Together we develop a treatment plan that can also include more sport or, for example, a low -inflammatory diet," says Prof. Mangler - and adds: "Even medication that turns off the pain so that the body does not get used to it are helpful. These can be analgesics that apply to pain itself, spasmolytics that solve the cramp and thus the cause of pain." As the current survey shows, a quarter of the women surveyed do not deal with their symptoms at all. Of the remaining 75 percent, 72 percent use pain relievers. Just under half (48 %) use antispasmodic. In the case of menstrual pain with Buscopan® plus, an effective means of a pharmacy is available that contains a combination of the antispasmodic butylscopolamine and gastrointestinal paracetamol. With its antispasmodic effects, butylscopolamine comes directly onto the uterus, as new scientific data now show. It enriches in the uterus, where it blocks receptors and the transmission of messenger substances that are involved in the development of the cramp. Prof. Thomas Herdegen adds: "Basically, you should not only combat pain purely analgesically, but also eliminate the causes. In the case of seizure pain, effective pain relief is the combination of an analgesic and a spasmolyticism for the antispasmodic solution." This combination of spasmolysis and multifactorial pain reduction is unique, as is available in Buscopan® Plus, the expert continues. This makes it clear why the grip for a pure pain reliever may not be the best choice.
BUSCOPAN® PLUS now also draws attention to its specific effect with cramp -like regulation pain with a new pink packaging design. Unlike classic painkillers, Buscopan® plus twice the case with regulation pain. And like this: On the one hand, new scientific data show that the active ingredient has an antispasmodic effect in the uterus. In addition to the targeted antispasmodic solution by butylscopolamine, including directly in the uterus where the contractions arise, paracetamol inhibits the forwarding of pain signals - effects that also have positive effects on the quality of life of affected women. Current data show that in 97 percent of the respondents the impairment of leisure and everyday life improved. Even light movement such as yoga exercises or stretching can alleviate symptoms.
Table information:
| Medicines | Mechanism of action | Area of application |
| ————- | ————- | —————– |
| Buscopan® Plus | Effects antipurse in the uterus | Cramp -like pain in the diseases of the stomach and intestine, cramp -like pain and functional disorders in the area of the biliary tract, the derived urinary tract and the female genital organs (e.g. painful menstrual bleeding) |
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