Period or menstrual pain is called dysmenorrhoea in the medical literature. Most frequently, period pain is due to cramping of the uterine muscles during menstruation. It is very common in the first few years after a woman begins to menstruate, and again right before menopause. But for some women, it is a lifelong, painful condition.
The amount of pain women experience varies considerably as well. Some doctors think that women who have more prostaglandins (derived enzymatically from fatty acids) in their system are likely to suffer more, another theory is that women with a narrow cervical region tend to have more severe cramping, especially after childbirth. Other medical conditions associated with severe menstrual pain include endometriosis, fibroids and polyps. If you suspect you have any of these conditions, you should certainly seek medical attention.
However, although many of these physical factors play an important part in causing period pain, there are steps you can take to provide period pain relief. Although your doctor may simply want to treat your symptoms using pain killers or hormones, some basic lifestyle and dietary changes can completely eliminate period pain for many. It is possible to treat many cases of period pain naturally.
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