Combined Oral Contraceptives for Primary Dysmenorrhea

Dustin K. Smith, DO, FAAFP,

Bristal Thompson, MD,

Samantha Keefer, MD, MPH,

Naval Hospital Jacksonville, Jacksonville, Florida

Patient Perspective by Helen Haskell

American Family Physician. 2024;109(6):515-516.

Author disclosure: No relevant financial relationships.

This clinical content conforms to AAFP criteria for CME.

Author disclosure: No relevant financial relationships.

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3.ACOG Committee Opinion No. 760: dysmenorrhea and endometriosis in the adolescent. Obstet Gynecol. 2018;132(6):e249-e258.

These are summaries of reviews from the Cochrane Library.

This series is coordinated by Corey D. Fogleman, MD, assistant medical editor.

A collection of Cochrane for Clinicians published in AFP is available at https://www.aafp.org/afp/cochrane.