How much do women know about menstrual cramps?

  Monthly menstruation is a physiological phenomenon unique to women, which accompanies them through puberty and through the long childbearing years until they reach menopause. There are about 2,000 days in a woman’s life when she has her period, and on average she has 400 periods. If each period lasts for five days, there will be 67 months (that is, more than five and a half years) during the physiological period. However, the menstrual pain that accompanies physiological periods is the “side” effect that bothers women the most, so it is very important for women to spend their periods in a pleasant and healthy way. On a socio-economic level, the time lost due to physiological pain in our country amounts to 140 million hours per year in occupations and schools.  The low rate of medical consultation and reluctance to see a doctor among women in our country makes the statistical prevalence of dysmenorrhea largely low compared to the international developed countries, and the (British) journal reported that 90% of women with menstrual cycles in the United States have dysmenorrhea. Dysmenorrhea is the most important reason for absence from work or inability to exercise in the United States. A survey by a British medical authority reported that 80% of women worldwide have varying degrees of dysmenorrhea.  Dr. Kennedy, a gynecologist at Oxford University, said at the British Society for Scientific Achievement conference, “Two-thirds of women suffer from menstrual pain and three-quarters are too ill to work…” China as early as 1978, the National Women’s Menstrual Physiological Constants Collaborative Group, the country’s 29 provinces, municipalities, autonomous regions, more than 130,000 women menstrual physiological constants of the survey analysis, dysmenorrhea accounted for 33.19%, mild accounted for 45.73%, moderate accounted for 38.81%, severe accounted for 13.55%. Primary dysmenorrhea in teenage girls accounted for 75%. The prevalence of dysmenorrhea in China is on the rise, and the incidence of dysmenorrhea is considerably higher abroad than in China.  According to a survey conducted among young women aged 14-25, 88% of women in this age group suffer from dysmenorrhea, irregular periods, abdominal distension and back pain. The survey also found that many girls take painkillers every time they have their periods. Painkillers can even cause adverse consequences such as nervous system dysfunction, memory loss and insomnia.”  At present, Western medicine allopathic pain relief is prone to drug resistance and high side effects of hormone therapy, as documented in the book “1000 contraindications to therapeutic dosing”, “Painkillers can only stop or reduce dysmenorrhea, but are undesirable because painkillers such as finasteride and acetaminophen have been proven by American scientists to have the risk of inducing bladder cancer.”  The relationship between dysmenorrhea and infertility is very close, and it has been clinically observed that about half of the infertility patients are accompanied by dysmenorrhea of different degrees of severity. The analysis of a large amount of clinical data suggested that 56% of infertility cases were accompanied by dysmenorrhea, and it was found that once the dysmenorrhea was eliminated, the patients also conceived immediately. This shows that the relationship between dysmenorrhea and infertility is indeed very close, and also shows that the ancient view that “the seed first regulates the menstruation, and the menstruation regulates the pregnancy since it becomes” is correct.  Although dysmenorrhea is not fatal, women know the pain it causes. Its high incidence, wide range, close cycle and great pain seriously affect the work and study of women and reduce the quality of life. If not timely and thorough treatment, leaving hidden dangers for the future, will cause lifelong regret, dysmenorrhea women must pay enough attention to!