To the Editor: Sir, the recent report on ‘‘dysmenorrhea in nursing students’’ is very interesting (Seven et al., 2014). Seven et al. (2014) reported that ‘‘the rate of seeking medical help is low’’ despite the fact that nurses should be well educated about health problems and be models for the general population. The question is why the nursing students prefer not to seek medical help with the problem of menstruation pain. In fact, talking about menstruation seems to be taboo in many Asian communities (Sommer & Sahin, 2013). As Spears (2005) noted, ‘‘menstrual pain is a prevalent experience yet it is socially taboo for conversation; as such, it poses a hindrance to its management.’’ Sometimes, patients might seek alternative medical care rather than standard care (Spears, 2005). Overcoming the taboos regarding menstruation seems to be an important issue for successfully management of dysmenorrhea aswell as other gynecologic disorders (Sommer & Sahin, 2013; Yagnik, 2014).