Menstrual Or Period Cramps Are As Painful As Heart Attacks, Claims Doctor

Several women across the world attempt to describe the pain associated with menstrual cramps/period pain as almost a feeling of being punched repeatedly inside the gut. The pain is so unexplainable and unbearable at times that they feel helpless and at a loss of words when trying to express their grief.?

jesusdaily.com

That's one of the key reasons that period leave, a subject that received a mixed response from the entire working fraternity, became such a hotly debated topic just a few months ago.?

For all those women who literally 'feel' the pain of menstrual cramping and get labelled as 'delicate', 'dramatic' or 'over reactive', Dysmenorrhea (technical name for menstrual cramps) has been officially ruled as painful as having a heart attack!

melbtcm.com

John Guillebaud, a professor of reproductive health at the University College London, told Quartz that cramping pain is 'almost as bad as having a heart attack!'

That's a huge announcement for women who suffer from menstrual cramps, as they have struggled with getting time of from work to deal with the excruciating nature of the pain.??

In fact, the pain is so severe that it has become the leading cause of absenteeism from work for women younger than 30, according to WebMD.com. The nature of the pain is such that it interferes with the daily activities of women younger than the age of 30 by up to 20 percent, claims a study conducted by the American Academy of Family Physicians.?

seratus.id

The fact that the pain of menstrual cramps has been compared with an experience that is closely associated with death, we're quite certain the men, women and other sections of the community at large will take the period pain more seriously.?