（dysmenorrhea），系指經期前后或行經期間，出現下腹部痙攣性疼痛，并有全身不適，嚴重影響日常生活者。分原發性和繼發性兩種。經過詳細婦科臨床檢查未能發現盆腔器官有明顯異常者，稱原發性痛經，也稱功能性痛經。繼發性痛經則指生殖器官有明顯病變者，如子宮內膜異位癥、盆腔炎、腫瘤等。

　　痛(tong)(tong)(tong)(tong)經(jing)(jing)的(de)癥狀(zhuang)主要表(biao)現(xian)為婦女經(jing)(jing)期或(huo)行經(jing)(jing)前后(hou)，周期性(xing)(xing)發生下腹部(bu)脹(zhang)痛(tong)(tong)(tong)(tong)、冷痛(tong)(tong)(tong)(tong)、灼(zhuo)痛(tong)(tong)(tong)(tong)、刺痛(tong)(tong)(tong)(tong)、隱痛(tong)(tong)(tong)(tong)、墜痛(tong)(tong)(tong)(tong)、絞痛(tong)(tong)(tong)(tong)、痙攣性(xing)(xing)疼痛(tong)(tong)(tong)(tong)、撕(si)裂性(xing)(xing)疼痛(tong)(tong)(tong)(tong)，疼痛(tong)(tong)(tong)(tong)延至(zhi)骶腰背部(bu)，甚至(zhi)涉(she)及大腿(tui)及足部(bu)。

　　全身癥狀：、墜脹、煩躁、悲傷易怒、心驚失眠、、惡(e)心(xin)嘔吐、、倦怠乏力、面色(se)蒼(cang)白、四肢冰涼、冷汗(han)淋漓(li)、虛脫(tuo)昏厥等癥狀。其發病之(zhi)高、范圍之(zhi)廣、周期之(zhi)近(jin)、痛苦(ku)之(zhi)大，嚴(yan)重影(ying)響了(le)(le)廣大婦女的工作和學習，降低了(le)(le)生活(huo)的質(zhi)量。

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