Unbearable period pain may indicate an underlying medical condition. Proper treatment can often help relieve the pain. There are many causes of severe period pain, which doctors call dysmenorrhea.

Period pain, or dysmenorrhea, refers to pain and cramping that occurs during or around menstruation. According to a 2014 review, anywhere between 16–91% of people who menstruate experience ...

Experts say there are a few considerations you should make before trusting any new period pain treatment. If you’re one of the estimated 80% of women who experience painful periods every month, a ...

Painful or irregular periods are not just uncomfortable — they can sometimes interfere with your daily life. Period pain, also called dysmenorrhea can be mild for some, but for others, it can be quite ...

Sonia R. Grover receives funding from the Medical Research Future Fund for LongSTEPPP: Longitudinal Study of teens with Endometriosis, Period and Pelvic pain. She is Director of the Department of ...

Period pain is very real. Back and stomach pain, cramps, the works. But about half of the population has no idea what experiencing a menstrual cycle actually feels like. Now they can. Meet period pain ...

Up to 90% of people who menstruate experience physical, emotional, and behavioral changes during their period and in the days leading up to it. Premenstrual physical symptoms include period cramps, ...

Experiencing cramps but no period? It might be scary to feel pelvic pain and discomfort outside of your menstrual cycle (especially if it’s in addition to other startling symptoms), but the cause ...

Despite the clear evidence of period pain interrupting many people’s everyday lives, according to The Gender Pain Gap Index Report, 56% of women surveyed felt their pain was ignored or dismissed by ...

Period pain sucks, end of story. Over time, we’ve become inventive with ways of dealing with it because what works for one person, doesn’t work for another. While my friend swears by paracetamol, I ...

Lux Perry is a 29-year-old entrepreneur from Vancouver, Canada, and their period pain-relief company somedays is currently going viral on TikTok for bringing a device that simulates some aspects of ...