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CPD learning module: helping patients with period pain

CPD learning module: helping patients with period pain

Module Summary

Debra Holloway, nurse consultant in gynaecology, will discuss the symptoms, causes, and ways to treat dysmenorrhea.

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Learning Objectives

This module will allow you to:

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  • be able to define and identify the causes of dysmenorrhea (period pain)
  • know what advice to give
  • understand what and when to refer on

Author

Debra Holloway is a nurse consultant gynaecology at Guys and St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust

The full module can be found on the Nursing in Practice Learning website.

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