RT Book, Section A1 Doherty, Gerard M. SR Print(0) ID 58109898 T1 Endometriosis T2 Quick Answers Surgery YR 2010 FD 2010 PB The McGraw-Hill Companies PP New York, NY SN LK accesssurgery.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=58109898 RD 2024/04/20 AB • Dysmenorrhea• Constant aching lower abdominal pain, beginning 2-7 days before the onset of menses, and increasing in severity until menstrual flow subsides• Clinical diagnosis is presumptive and must be confirmed in severe cases with laparoscopy or laparotomy