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Go on, drink hot water if it makes you feel good. But don’t expect it to have magical properties beyond staying hydrated.
Time off work for period pain is still a topic of heated debate.
Women are less likely than men to get a prescription for medicinal cannabis, and they tend not to disclose their use out of fear of societal rejection.
A new study found adolescents with period pain had higher levels of psychological distress as young adults, even after accounting for earlier mental health issues.
The daily tablet can help reduce pain and inflammation caused by the chronic and often debilitating condition.
A cup of coffee might help you kick-start your day, but it may actually make painful periods worse. Here’s what else to avoid (and eat) if you have period pain.
TENS machines for period pain are all over social media. But what are they? And do they work?
There’s a long history in our society of period pain being played down, or just considered “normal”. But there’s plenty of evidence in the historical records that women have always experienced it.
Sometimes, the arrival of your period can come with stabbing pains down the legs, abdomen or into the buttocks. For some, this pain can shoot up the vagina or back passage.
People living with endometriosis wait an average of 7.5 years for a diagnosis. Social science researchers are working to identify ways to help reduce this timeline.
A nationwide online survey collected information from 4,202 teenagers and young women in Australia, about how their periods affected their education – either at school, university or VET.
Endometriosis affects 10% of women, but many live with painful symptoms of the condition for years without a diagnosis. A lack of non-invasive screening tools and normalisation of period pain both play a role in this.
Exercise can help relieve period pain.
Many women are prescribed the pill without a definitive diagnosis of endometriosis.
Period pain usually begins soon after a girl starts menstruating, but commonly gets better as she gets older.
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Accredited Practising Dietitian and Lecturer, Southern Cross University
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Professor of Community Health and Wellbeing, The University of Queensland
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Associate Professor at NICM Health Research Institute, Western Sydney University
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Paediatric and adolescent gynaecologist at Royal Hospital for Women and Sydney Children's Hospital, UNSW
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Professor Emerita, Classical Studies, The Open University
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Postdoctoral Scientist, Endometrial Stem Cell Biology, Hudson Institute
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PhD Candidate, Communication Studies, Concordia University
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Professor of Education, Western Sydney University
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Professor and Endometriosis Group Leader, The Robinson Research Institute, Adelaide University
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PhD Fellow, FEMaLe Coordinator, Aarhus University
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Assistant Professor, Hong Kong Polytechnic University
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Sessional Lecturer, Western Sydney University
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Grant Funded Researcher: Endometriosis, Robinson Research Institute, Adelaide University
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Postdoctoral Research Scientist, Endometrial Stem Cell Biology, Hudson Institute
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Senior Research Fellow in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, The University of Melbourne