Dismenorea (en. Dysmenorrhea)

dis-me-no-re-a

Meaning & Definition

EnglishTagalog

noun

A condition of pain or discomfort felt before or during menstruation.

Many women experience dysmenorrhea during their menstrual period.

Maraming kababaihan ang nakakaranas ng dismenorea tuwing panahon ng kanilang regla.

Can be primary or secondary, where primary has no underlying pathology and secondary is related to another condition.

Her dysmenorrhea is considered secondary due to the presence of fibroids.

Ang kanyang dismenorea ay itinuturing na sekondarya dahil sa pagkakaroon ng fibroids.

Derived from the Greek words 'dys', meaning 'bad or difficult', and 'menorrhoea', meaning 'flow of menstruation'.

pain in the stomach during menstruation

Description of a common symptom of dysmenorrhea.

sakit sa tiyan tuwing regla

menstruation

The normal flow of blood from a woman's uterus.

regla

pain

A feeling of discomfort or hurt.

sakit

Dismenorea, like a 'monthly' pain you can't avoid.

Oh man, Jess always complains during dismenorea, she looks like she's been possessed by an evil spirit!

Naku, si Jess palaging nagreklamo tuwing dismenorea, para na siyang sinisaniban ng masamang espiritu!

The terror of the 'monthly visitor'.

Stop it, I can't face the terror of the monthly visitor right now!

Tama na, 'di ko kayang harapin ang lagim ng monthly visitor ngayon!

Pain in the lower abdomen like there's a piled elbow.

When I have dismenorea, it feels like there's a piled elbow in my abdomen!

Pag nagda-dismenorea ako parang may nakabunton na siko sa puson ko!