Understand & Manage Menstrual Pain
Empowering teens with knowledge
- Learn more about the biopsychosocial contributors to pain
- Find tips and suggestions in seeking care
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It would have been helpful to have some strategies to talk to my doctor. I didn't really want to take medication. I told her that Advil gave me stomach aches. She prescribed something to help with the stomach aches. It was frustrating to end up with more medications rather than less and no real solution for the pain.
I didn't realize that birth control could make my period come less often and be less intense. I wish I'd known sooner because I could have saved myself a lot of suffering.
Learning about pain and non-pharmacological strategies for managing pain has been helpful. It has changed the way I see my period pain in the sense that it's not something to fight against but something to work beside
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How can I feel better?
There are many ways to relieve menstrual pain, including gentle exercise, heat therapy, and stress management techniques. Visit our strategy sections (Pharmacological and Non-pharmacological) for expert-backed strategies and personalized approaches to help you feel better.
