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Last updated on July 27th, 2018 at 01:05 am<\/p>

Question: Is lower back pain before <\/em>period sign of pregnancy or PMS?<\/em><\/p>\n

At the age of 13, when a lot of girls will\u00a0start having menstrual period, abdominal pain before or during your monthly period can be disturbing.<\/p>\n

Sometimes, pain may get severe and prevent you from your normal academic or daily activities.<\/p>\n

Ordinarily, before period starts, it’s common for girls to have both physical and emotional changes in their body.<\/p>\n

Most of these body changes\u00a0will starts within a week to your next period; Nonetheless, some women may get premenstrual symptoms\u00a0two weeks away from period.<\/p>\n

In young girls, symptoms\u00a0can cause severe discomfort, especially abdominal cramps. As women grow older, abdomen pain before period will begin to subside.<\/p>\n

Low back pain before period may just be a new symptom you are getting for the first time. If you’ve had sexual intercourse weeks back and confused if you’re having period sign or pregnancy, this guide explains what you must know.<\/p>\n

Low back pain before period is normal and occurs because of hormone changes in your body as you get towards\u00a0your next period date.<\/p>\n

Pain is usually mild and subsides as your period commences. If you experience severe pain occasionally, it may not be abnormal. However, a persistent and severe back pain may indicate endometriosis, vaginal infections, or pelvic inflammatory disease.<\/p>\n

Another symptom you will experience when period is approaching is breast pain and swelling. This usually occurs because of estrogen and progesterone effect on your breast. In some women, a small unrecognized breast lump becomes noticeable days before period.<\/p>\n

Other period symptoms are feeling weak, vomiting, mood swing, acnes on the face, difficulty in sleeping at night and confusion.<\/p>\n

The truth is, if you did not have intercourse weeks before menstrual period, it’s surely your period coming if your get these signs.<\/p>\n

On the other hand, these symptoms after weeks of unprotected sexual activity will suggest pregnancy.<\/p>\n

During pregnancy, it’s common for women to get a low back pain in the lumbar and pelvic regions. Though, this pain hardly occurs in the first trimester.<\/p>\n

Nevertheless, if you’ve already established you have pregnancy symptoms before period, and now have low back pain<\/strong>, it could mean you’re already pregnant.<\/p>\n

This article explains why you have back pain before period, signs that show you’re pregnant and steps to take.<\/p>\n

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<\/span>What causes low back pain before periods?<\/span><\/h2>\n

If you are close to your period and now experiencing low back hurting or abdominal cramps, it’s likely your period will start in a few days. These symptoms now occur because of hormone changes before or after ovulation.<\/p>\n

Before ovulation (release of an egg from the\u00a0ovarian follicle), your brain’s<\/a> Hypothalamus will coordinate the release of estrogen.<\/p>\n

Estrogen helps start the build up of the endometrium that is washed out during previous menses. Other effects of estrogen are increased sexual urge and watery vaginal discharge before ovulation.<\/p>\n

After ovulation\u00a0takes place, estrogen levels drop with increase in progesterone and relaxin.<\/p>\n

Progesterone helps thicken the endometrium even more and prepare your womb for your next period or pregnancy.<\/p>\n

During this period (after ovulation), changes will begin to occur in your mood, concentration, breast, vaginal discharge and even the way you look.<\/p>\n

Progesterone causes your breast to feel heavy and bigger with sometimes pain. Your vaginal discharge that was watery before ovulation (due to the effect of estrogen), becomes thick and sticky.<\/p>\n

This rise is progesterone that occurs after ovulation begins to fall if you don’t get pregnant. This sudden drop in estrogen and progesterone is the reason you now have PMS symptoms like sleepless nights, abdominal cramps, fatigue, and a low back pain.<\/p>\n

The other hormone<\/a>, relaxin, which is released after ovulation, reaches its peak the day before your next period.<\/p>\n

If you get pregnant, this hormone will continue to rise and prevents contraction of your womb in early pregnancy.<\/p>\n

Then again, relaxin loosens your muscles and weakens your ligaments, especially in the pelvic region and causing low back pain before period.<\/p>\n

<\/span>Don’t forget prostaglandins<\/span><\/h3>\n

Another hormone that causes uterine contraction during the menstrual period is prostaglandins. This hormone forces the uterus to contract and may cause you to have referred pain to your back.<\/p>\n

Usually, low back pain before a period or belly pains will subside or disappear completely as period starts.<\/p>\n

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<\/span>Is lower back pain before period sign of pregnancy?<\/span><\/h2>\n

If you’ve never had sexual intercourse or consistently used a pill or condom during sex, there is no reason you should worry about being pregnant. Here’s the complete list<\/a> of premenstrual symptoms.<\/p>\n

On the other hand, women who had unsafe sexual intercourse may get pregnant and start showing signs before your next period.<\/p>\n

Early pregnancy symptoms before missed period will vary from woman to woman. However, most women will experience the following symptoms<\/p>\n