While period cramps can be painful, there are many ways to help get rid of the pain.
Period pain can be so bad that doctors have actually given it a medical name: dysmenorrhea.
It’s a very common condition. More than half of women who menstruate report some pain from period cramps each month, according to the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG).
While cramps are not usually a sign of a serious health condition, they could be. And they undoubtedly put a crimp in your lifestyle, since you can’t go out with friends or even go to work when you’re doubled over.
Why Are Period Cramps Painful?
Dysmenorrhea is thought to be caused by compounds in the body known as prostaglandins. Before menstruation starts each month, the level of prostaglandins in the lining of the uterus increases.
Your prostaglandin level is its highest on the first day of your menstrual period, which is why menstrual pain is usually worse then. As your period progresses and the lining of the uterus is shed, your prostaglandin level decreases and pain gets better, ACOG states.
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