Menstrual cramp, also known as dysmenorrhea, is a condition that's suffered by a lot of women. It causes throbbing pain in the lower abdomen which often radiates to the back and legs. Cramps are ...

A woman who had no idea she was pregnant went into hospital thinking she had painful cramps—only to leave two days later with a newborn baby. While many women cherish their pregnancies and vividly ...

Pamprin and Midol are both over-the-counter medications used to relieve menstrual symptoms like cramps, headache, and bloating. Pamprin Max Pain + Energy contains caffeine and aspirin, making it ...

Renita White, MD, is an obstetrician/gynecologist at Georgia Obstetrics and Gynecology in Atlanta, Georgia. Her areas of expertise include fibroids, irregular vaginal ...

For generations, menstrual cramps have been dismissed, minimized or misunderstood. Yet dysmenorrhea — the clinical term for period pain — affects roughly half of menstruating individuals worldwide, ...

If you’re a woman, chances are you’ve experienced menstrual cramps at some stage, which means you also know how debilitating and disruptive they can be. Recent research has shown that period pain can ...

Chelsea Rae Bourgeois is a health writer and registered dietitian nutritionist with over eight years of experience in the clinical setting. Her writing covers nutrition and overall health topics, ...

Brooke H. Cellars’ The Cramps: A Period Piece is a film that harkens back to the quirky camp, kitsch, and strangeness of early John Waters. Whilst light on dog droppings, as the title suggests, the ...

If you’re a human being who’s gone through life with a uterus, then you’ve most likely experienced the physical torture of getting your period. For one week (or more, if you’re unlucky enough) out of ...

A blossoming young woman, Agnes Applewhite (Lauren Kitchen), gets a job as a shampoo girl at a lively beauty salon, which goes against the wishes of her traditional family, including her sanctimonious ...

When I was a teenager, my mother took preparing for vacations extremely seriously. As well as teaching me and my younger sister to exfoliate thoroughly in order to get the best tan (it was the early ...