It is recommended to speak to your doctor concerning your symptoms and please make further investigations into why you are experiencing severe menstrual cramps (dysmenorrhoea). Tests are of benefit to find the cause behind your symptoms and to also rule out any physical causes such as polycystitic ovaries, endometriosis, uterine fibroids or pelvic inflammatory disease. […]

Endometriosis is a painful condition which involves small sections of uterine tissue within the endometrium to migrate into the muscular wall of the uterus, out along the fallopian tubes or sometimes implants itself onto the surface of the ovaries, the pelvis, scars, or digestive system organs. This outcast endometrial tissue responds to monthly cycles of […]

Menorrhagia (hypermenorrhea) involves abnormally heavy bleeding (either in quantity or duration) at the time of menstruation that may or may not be associated with long menstrual periods. Menorrhagia is determined when menstrual bleeding lasts for longer than seven days. Normal menstrual flow produces a total blood loss of 30-40 milliliters (about two to three tablespoonfuls). […]