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Mild cramping, irritability and bloating are to be expected during  menstruation . But severe symptoms like heavy bleeding, crippling cramps and serious fatigue can significantly affect your life. When your periods are causing you unbearable pain, it is best to consult a doctor. Such menstrual pain could be a sign of a serious medical problem. To relieve discomforting menstrual cramps, you can keep a heat pad on the lower abdomen or back, and consider doing some simple exercises during the day. Also, keep your diet healthy at this time of the month. Here are some things you should know about these cramps. Painful Cramps: Dysmenorrhea The painful sensations that you feel in your lower abdomen before or during  menstruation  are known as Dysmenorrhea or simply menstrual cramps. The pain could vary from dull and annoying to extreme and severe. This pain is felt when the egg is released from the ovaries and makes its way down the fallopian tube, a process that is call...

Menstruation is a sign of good reproductive health in women. It involves the shedding of the uterine lining, following the lack of fertilization of the egg or ovum. The uterus prepares itself for pregnancy, to receive the fertilized embryo and hold it there till the foetus matures. When this fertilization does not occur, the uterus sheds this extra lining in the form of menstrual blood. Many hormonal changes take place in women during those days. The menstrual cycle is nothing but a fluctuation in female sex hormones, oestrogen and progesterone, produced by the pituitary glands in the brain. On day one of menstruation , the level of these hormones is low. These hormonal changes also lead to many bodily changes as well, such as acne, constipation, bloating and listlessness. Let’s take a look how these hormones can affect women during the periods. Oily Skin and Acne The woman’s skin could get oily and even breakout into pimples before or during periods. Periods are basically c...