Dr Howard A. Kelly. (Baltimore, Am. S. Sht.). - Dysmenorrhea - its Causes and Treatment. - (American Journal of Obstetrics, 1894, IV). Dizmenorrhea - its causes and treatment

Under the name dysmenorrhea understand a whole series of diseases of the uterus, ovaries and tubes, which are manifested by pain; there is no independent dismenorrhea. Dr Kelly traced the anatomical essence of dysmenorrhea on 400 women who underwent laparotomy for various reasons. Dizmenorreya was noted in 291 out of these 400; 238 of them had various lesions of the pelvic organs, usually escaping the attention of practitioners. Of these 238, dysmenorrhea was noted in 168 + in 41 of 53 with uterine curvatures. Most of 41 patients underwent surgery for pain relief.