NYC’s Leading Integrative Health Care Center
NYC’s Leading Integrative Health Care Center
Dysmenorrhea—commonly known as painful periods—affects up to 90% of menstruating women. At Patients Medical in NYC, we recognize that menstrual pain is not “just part of being a woman.” Our integrative team uses functional medicine to uncover the why behind your period pain—so we can help you find natural, lasting relief.
We treat more than just the uterus. We treat the whole woman—hormonally, emotionally, and biologically.
Dysmenorrhea is the medical term for pain associated with menstruation. It typically involves cramping in the lower abdomen but may also cause lower back pain, nausea, fatigue, or even headaches.
There are two primary types:
If period pain regularly disrupts your life, it’s time to explore deeper causes.
In conventional medicine, dysmenorrhea is often treated with painkillers or hormonal birth control. But functional medicine investigates why your body is creating pain in the first place. Some common root causes include:
We go beyond standard gynecological tests to assess your unique biochemical environment:
Food is medicine. We design anti-inflammatory diets personalized to your metabolism and menstrual cycle:
IV infusions deliver nutrients directly to cells and reduce inflammation:
Targeted supplementation can restore hormone harmony and relieve pain:
All supplements are customized and physician-supervised.
Chronic stress throws hormones off balance. We help regulate your stress response with:
We optimize estrogen-progesterone ratios using:
Some women benefit from gentle therapies like:
Nina, 31, had suffered from painful cramps, mood swings, and nausea since her teens. Birth control helped for a while—but the symptoms returned worse after stopping.
Testing revealed:
Her 12-week plan included:
Result: Her cramps became manageable, her mood stabilized, and she no longer feared her period each month.
Common causes include hormonal imbalances (especially excess prostaglandins), endometriosis, uterine fibroids, pelvic inflammatory disease, and stress-related inflammation.
Yes. High estrogen or low progesterone levels can lead to increased prostaglandin production, which causes stronger uterine contractions and more pain.
Absolutely. Stress increases cortisol, which disrupts hormonal balance and contributes to inflammation—worsening cramps.
Inflammatory foods like sugar, dairy, red meat, alcohol, and caffeine can worsen cramps by increasing prostaglandins and disrupting hormones.
Yes. Poor gut health and leaky gut syndrome can influence hormone detoxification and raise inflammation, contributing to painful periods.
Not always, but it can be a symptom of conditions like endometriosis, adenomyosis, fibroids, or ovarian cysts. Evaluation is key.
Magnesium, ginger, turmeric, omega-3 fatty acids, castor oil packs, acupuncture, and herbal blends like cramp bark or vitex can help.
We focus on root causes—hormonal testing, nutritional support, detox pathways, stress balance, and gut health—rather than just suppressing pain.
They may reduce symptoms temporarily, but they don’t address the underlying cause. Once stopped, pain may return.
Many patients experience lasting relief with a customized integrative protocol that targets root causes like hormone imbalance, inflammation, and lifestyle triggers.
Patients Medical specializes in gently helping the patient identify the root cause of their medical issues and then assist them to recover from their problems to help them move forward to good health.
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