TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Dysmenorrhea and Abnormal Uterine Bleeding A1 - Uribe, Mercedes A1 - Okada, Pamela J. A2 - Schafermeyer, Robert A2 - Tenenbein, Milton A2 - Macias, Charles G. A2 - Sharieff, Ghazala Q. A2 - Yamamoto, Loren G. PY - 2014 T2 - Strange and Schafermeyer's Pediatric Emergency Medicine, 4e AB - The pain of dysmenorrhea may be experienced in the pelvis, lower back, or anterior thighs.Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are the first-line treatment for dysmenorrhea.In a normal menstrual cycle there is an average of 5 to 80 mL of blood loss.Abnormal uterine bleeding (AUB) is a diagnosis of exclusion and involves any disturbance in regularity, frequency, duration, or volume of menstrual flow.Up to 20% of adolescents with dysfunctional uterine bleeding will have a coagulopathy.The hallmark of AUB is a negative pelvic examination. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/28 UR - accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1105685868 ER -