Period Pain: Is This Normal?
Dysmenorrhea (Diss-men-or-ree-uh) is the medical term for pain with menses or menstrual cramps. More than half of menstruators experience dysmenorrhea, & it has been reported to affect up to 90% of young women. While dysmenorrhea is most commonly a normal symptom of having a period, many women may have questions about when period pain transitions from …