Warm Needle Moxibustion Therapy for 41 Cases of Dysmenorrhea

Dysmenorrhea means that women feels periodicalpain in the lower abdomen or lumbosacmm,before,during or after menstruation.The pain can beintolerable and affects the work and daily life.Dysmenorrhea is divided into two categories:primaryand secondary,of which those without organic

Dysmenorrhea means that women feels periodical pain in the lower abdomen or lumbosacrum, before, during or after menstruation. The pain can be intolerable and affects the work and daily life. Dysmenorrhea is divided into two categories： primary and secondary, of which those without organic lesion in the genitalia are known as primary or functional ones. The author applied warm needle moxibustion in the treatment of 41 cases of primary dysmenorrhea and achieved remarkable curative results. The report is as follows.