| abstract |
A method for treating primary dysmenorrhea comprising administering to a human woman suffering from primary dysmenorrhea a therapeutically effective amount of an α-adrenergic blocker. Exemplary α-adrenergic blockers are phenoxybenzamine, alfuzosin, doxazosin, terazosin, prazosin and tamsulosin, or pharmaceutically acceptable salts or esters thereof. Tamsulosin HC1 is preferred. |