Heavy Painful Periods

Do you suffer from heavy painful periods? On the onset of the periods ( Menarche ) it is common for a female to be in pain, as the female is having the period for the first time. However moving further if the female complains of heavy painful periods then one should not ignore it. Take the person seriously. Ask them how serious it is. What is the difference between period pain that she might be suffering from that to others. Don't tell the person with heavy painful periods that she is overreacting. Instead try to analyze her situation. There are situations where pain killers also stand of no use to the people who suffer from heavy painful periods. The pains can differ from abdominal pain, back pain and cramps.

Basically the heavy painful periods are categorized into two different types
1) Primary dysmenorrhea: This stage is said to be in the early period stages that is the Menarche and is not related to any of the uterine disorder instead is considered to be caused by the increased amount of the prostaglandin hormone.

2) Secondary dysmenarrhea: This pain can been later when the periods are more regular. Secondary dysmenarrhea are the heavy painful periods which might be related to some of the uterus or pelvic disorders. Hence one should consult the gynecologist to get themselves assured that they are not suffering from the below disorders
Endometriosis: This is a condition in which uterus cells tend to grow outside the uterus walls like on the ovaries. This might lead to extreme pain, bleeding and infertility.
Fibroids: Fribroids are the non cancerous swellings which appears on the uterine connecting tissues and causes heavy painful periods. Fibroids is mostly found with women of 30 to 40 age group.
Ovarian Cyst is also one of the cause for heavy painful periods.


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