The charity Women’s Health Concern estimates around 80% of women will experience period pain at some point in their life. But concerns are often trivialised, or even dismissed altogether.

blockage of the blood vessels that supply the lining of the uterus.

17 year old Eliza has to regularly take time off from college due to severe period pain A new study will seek to identify changes in the brain when teenagers experience period pain and whether it ...

An email sent out to parents by the Neale-Wade Academy in Cambridgeshire stated that ‘medical information’ would be required in order for a pupil to take a sick day because of period pain.

Lentils and beans are another source of iron and are high in protein. Eating enough protein during menstruation may help curb cravings for less healthy options.

Carol Murdoch, 42, from Torphichen, West Lothian, has been struggling with excruciating period pain for years. Here, she tells Strong Women’s Lauren Geall about her desire to get a hysterectomy ...

If you have severe menstrual cramps or period pain, you know how much this type of discomfort can interfere with your daily ...

I like the fact that we live in a society that is so intentional about donating sanitary towels. That is the one cause that people never fail to support and it is important because period poverty ...

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The academy's principal told parents: "I am very sorry for any concerns you may have had" A school which would not authorise sick days related to period pain unless parents provided "related ...

A school which would not authorise sick days related to period pain unless parents provided "related medical information" has reversed its policy. Neale-Wade Academy in March, Cambridgeshire ...