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Oh my! It’s that time of the month again! You know, that time when you feel like someone is punching you hard in the stomach repeatedly and you just want to lie in bed all day. Yeah, that time – Aunt Flo comes for a visit! For some women, menstrual days are an agony that goes far beyond bleeding. A painful condition that disturbs their daily activities.
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Period or menstrual pain (also known as dysmenorrhoea) is pain in the lower abdomen most women experience just before or during their menstrual periods. The severity of period pain varies between women – from a mild annoyance to severe pain. It affects up to 80% of women at some stage in their lifetime. But for 1 in every 10 women the pain is severe enough to interfere with their quality of life.
Period pain usually manifests as throbbing or cramping pain in the lower abdomen, but it may also be a dull, constant ache. Sometimes, it may radiate to the lower back and thighs. Pain typically commences 1 to 3 days prior to menstruation, peaks 24 hours after the onset of menstruation and subsides after 2 to 3 days. Other symptoms that may occur include:
Period pain due to the body’s natural menstrual process is known as primary dysmenorrhea. It occurs when hormone-like substances called prostaglandins are released from the lining of the uterus (womb) and cause contraction of the muscles in the uterus to shed the thickened lining. This contraction may also reduce blood flow to the uterus, exacerbating the pain. Pain usually begins 1 to 2 years after the first period starts and is likely to improve with age and after childbirth.
Period pain can also be the result of the use of intrauterine devices and certain reproductive disorders, such as endometriosis, uterine fibroids or adenomyosis. This type of period pain is known as secondary dysmenorrhoea which usually causes a change in the intensity and duration of a normal pattern of period pain. For example, a woman never experienced period pain or had mild period pain but suddenly experiences an increased pain intensity or longer duration of pain that continues after the period ends.
Several factors have been proven to increase the risk of period pain, including:
Period pain that is caused by underlying medical conditions will need to be diagnosed and treated accordingly.
For cases of period pain that are mild enough to manage at home, the following suggestions may help reduce the severity of the pain:
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You should talk to your healthcare provider about painful periods if you experience any of the following:
Your healthcare provider will likely review your medical history, perform pelvic examinations and some tests such as ultrasound or CT scan to confirm or rule out underlying medical conditions.
Although menstruation is an important part of women’s health, severe period pain need not be. You don’t have to put up with it as menstrual pain can usually be treated effectively.
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Managing pain well involves multidisciplinary care, it is not only about medication.
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