According to the American Academy of Family Physicians, period pain affects the lives of around one in five women.The agony that women suffer,often in silence,not because it's a subject still not openly discussed,but also because there is no real cure at hand.
Although periods may be the most basic fact of life,and millions of women suffer agonizing pain,the world of medicines does not seem to take it seriously as it should.John Guillebaud, professor of reproductive health at University College London,says cramping can be as "bad as having a heart attack".And because men don't get it,it hasn't been given the centrality it should have," he told Quartz. "I do believe it's something that should be taken care of,like anything else in medicine."
There are two main reasons for period pain-primary Dysmenorrhea and Endometriosis.The first is the clinical term for painful menstruation that affects women no sooner than they start with their periods.Despite that,there has been very little research on its causes and treatment.
The second condition happened when the endometrial tissue grows outside the womb. The body reacts to its lesions with inflammation and the most common symptom of endometriosis is severe menstrual cramps. According to NHS website,there is no cure for it.
However,as this condition can impair fertility,there is more research on endometriosis than on primary dysmenorrhea.
But,for the both the conditions,doctors are unclear about the triggers,best possible treatments,and why it affects some women but not others.
Talking to Quartz,US expert Richard Legro from Penn State College of Nedicine said he was investigating period pain and has found evidence that sildenafil (also known as Viagra) can treat dysmenorrhea.
My wife was suffering from endometriosis pain for so may years, its an unbearable pain used to sit in hot water and finally doctor given Combeplam tablet, Meftal Spasm, pain killer like Baralgan injunction. Put her on medication for two years finally it leads to fertility problem.If any one suffer,please taken care of from the beginning to correct it and don't ignore.