| abstract |
A method of treating primary dysmenorrhea which comprises administering to a human female suffering from the same a therapeutically effective amount of alpha-adrenergic blocker. Exemplary alpha-adrenergic blockers are phenoxybenzamine, alfuzosin, doxazosin, terazosin, prazosin, and tamsulosin, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or ester thereof. Tamsulosin HCl is preferred. |