Researchers are finally trying to understand the complex causes of menstrual pain, or dysmenorrhea—and potential solutions.

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Studies show the menstrual cycle changes certain brain regions. But they don’t reveal whether that’s connected to emotional fluctuations. Colored coronal magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan of the ...

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I've spent the majority of my adult life on birth control pills, taking them continuously, so my period has been nonexistent. So imagine my surprise when, in December 2021, I got my period, along with ...

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The Middle Ages scientific authority Pliny the Elder wrote 2,000 years ago that hailstorms, whirlwinds and lightning could be “scared away” by a woman “uncovering her body while her monthly courses ...

Menstrual cramps may occur close to or during a period. Severe, longer lasting cramps may be a sign of a secondary condition, such as endometriosis or pelvic inflammatory disease. The term for pain ...