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Added December 15, 2011

Period Cramps: What Causes Pain

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Why cramps? Causes and treatments.

If a woman doesn’t become pregnant during her cycle, the lining of the uterus (endometrium) breaks down and hormones are released. These hormones, prostaglandins, tell the muscles of the uterus to squeeze the lining out. These muscles are the same ones that push a baby out during childbirth, so they are very strong. Some women may have a lot of prostaglandin, which makes their muscles squeeze faster and harder. It’s believed that this is why we get cramps.

What a doctor would do about cramps:

Hormone treatments—some doctors give patients birth control pills to keep them from ovulating. If you don’t ovulate, you probably won’t get cramps.
Anti-prostaglandins—these are drugs that reduce the effect of prostaglandins (the hormones mentioned above) and a doctor may prescribe them for you.
Surgery—in an extreme case, for example when severe cramps are caused by endometriosis, a doctor may perform surgery with a laser.

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PrissyImperfect12

Posted May 08, 2012

I Remember When I Was In 4th Grade , My Friends Were Having Thier Periods && I Was Jealous Of Course!! So Funny Story I Went Into The Restroom && Faked That I Had My Period! They Wouldn't Know. But Then I Got Paranoid & Starting Asking Is Something On My Pants? Because I Started Having Stomach Pains.Then I Said Why Am I Not Having My Period? I Started Thinking I'm Pregnant.But Then At Our School We Had A Program And They Talked To Us About Periods.In 6th Grade Was My First Time.. It Wasn't Funny Then. Its Awkward When You Have "The Talk With Mom" Tip: Wear Socks The Cramps Will Hurt Less

♥ThatWierdChick

Posted May 05, 2012

I remember when I was little, and I wanted my period so bad! But now I really regret that. I get alot of pain from my period, and I stay home from school alot, when Im hungry and my body is low on nutrients, it gets -Extremely- bad. The doctor gave me stuff to regulate my prostaglandins, but it isnt working enough for me. Tomorrow Im going to the doctor to get birth control, which I hope will make me feel better-I also heard it can clear up acne! Thats not a big problem for me though :/

ickyvicky:)

Posted April 14, 2012

@sharks softball U bleed cos the lining of the uterus is full of blood containing nutrients for a baby's survival.

Sharks Softball

Posted March 27, 2012

I still don't understand why it looks like blood and why blood even comes out because if it is the lining of the whatchacalled then why do you bleed??

ickyvicky:)

Posted March 14, 2012

i used the pill and it made my periods heavier and painful

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aminalluver

Posted March 03, 2012

Doesnt the pill also make your periods regular

GenieLeigh97

Posted January 31, 2012

My sister had to start on the pill for her cramps. This helped her a lot.

daney1

Posted May 28, 2011

Well, make sure you go over all of your options with your doctor regarding the birth control cramps. It is something that is not highly unusual and I know some girls that have experienced it as well! Your doctor can also lower your dosage and that might help, surgery is usually the last option! I also found a site that talks more about birth control cramps, check it out as a resource its at www.birthcontrolcramps.com