Almost 30% of those who live with dysmenorrhea experience severe symptoms – a pain so chronic that it impacts their day-to-day lives. But despite how common it is, should pain ever be seen as OK?

However, when prostaglandin levels are high, the contractions can be stronger and cause pain. Primary Dysmenorrhea: Common menstrual pain that appears with the onset of the period and is not ...

Period pain can be so bad that doctors have a medical name for it: dysmenorrhea. In some cases, severe cramps can be a sign of a serious health condition. But even when they’re just cramps ...

Apart from chronic pain, dysmenorrhea triggers a string of other symptoms in women that can impact daily functioning and quality of life. “Women with dysmenorrhea are struggling a lot with ...