Menstrual cramps can cause pain in your stomach, lower back, groin or upper thighs. Mercy Medical Center OB/GYN Dr. Ashley Wade-Vuturo said the cramps are very common and there are ways to get them ...

I used to suffer from period cramps so painful, I couldn't even move. They also came on so suddenly that I found myself in difficult situations, like being at school or work and unable to get up from ...

Anyone who experiences periods, especially in college, knows the struggle of having cramps. Eating foods that decrease inflammation in the body reduces cramping, but it’s hard to know what to eat to ...

Period pain can occur before or during a female’s menstrual period. The intensity of the pain can range from mild discomfort to severe cramps. There are ways to treat or stop period pain. However, to ...

Not all menstrual pain are supposed to be ignored. If cramps are uncharacteristically intense, consistent or start to hinder your life, they're the body's way of saying something more is going on.

For generations, women have been told that menstrual pain is just “part of being a woman.” Society has normalised period cramps to the extent that women are expected to carry on with daily ...

Medically reviewed by Renita White, MD Key Takeaways If you are sexually active and have a light period, take a pregnancy ...

After a father noticed his teen daughter taking pain medication to manage her menstrual cramps, he began to grow concerned about how the medicine would take a toll on her body. He advised her to stop ...