Women consuming chocolate during menstruation will not aggravate dysmenorrhea and may help to relieve it. Because chocolate is high in sugar, especially dark chocolate, which contains sedative ingredients, chocolate helps the body’s energy supply and may improve the body’s resistance to disease. There are many causes of dysmenorrhea in women, such as endometriosis, fibroids and cervical erosion, which can lead to secondary dysmenorrhea and require specialist intervention in gynecology to treat the cause of dysmenorrhea to help relieve the symptoms.