Doctors are finally starting to take women's period pain seriously. Some doctors say that period cramps can be just as painful — or more painful — than a heart attack. Severe period pain could be ...

Lili Reinhart's endometriosis journey shines a light on painful periods that are often dismissed, reminding women why severe ...

Menstrual cramps are common, but severe menstrual pain is not something to ignore. Known as dysmenorrhea, this intense cramping occurs in the lower abdomen and may spread to the back and thighs. While ...

For many women, severe period cramps can be more than just uncomfortable—they can be debilitating. In today’s Daily Dose, Dr. Lacey Anderson addressed a viewer’s question about what to do when painful ...

Lili Reinhart revealed she was diagnosed with endometriosis after years of severe pain being dismissed by doctors. Following ...

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, ...

Herbal options may help some women control pain from period. Feb. 7, 2008— -- In the blinding, searing, white-hot moment of the first major cramp of the month — when you're doubled over on the ...

Researchers noted that deficits in temporal pain inhibition were associated with a higher intensity of knee pain and ...

Only 1 in 3 patients in an ER for sickle cell crisis receive opioid painkillers within the first hour as treatment guidelines recommend, researchers reported Saturday in Orlando at an American Society ...