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Last updated on July 28th, 2018 at 05:22 am<\/p>

Menstrual cramps<\/strong> is common among women and is also called dysmenorrhea<\/strong><\/a>, painful periods or period cramps<\/strong>.\u00a0Menstrual cramps is common in women of child bearing age.<\/p>\n

<\/span>What is menstrual cramps?<\/span><\/h2>\n

This is pain in the abdomen during menstruation that requires treatment and is enough to disrupt your daily activities. About 10 percent of women with menstrual cramps may require hospital admissions. There is no known cause of cramps in women. However, it is believed that painful periods improves after delivery<\/strong>. Older women may experience period cramps but this is less severe. It is believed that painful Periods reduces with increasing age.<\/p>\n

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<\/span>How do period cramps pain feel like?<\/span><\/h2>\n

Every woman experience period cramps\u00a0during her reproductive years. Period cramps usually starts few hours to menstruation. It may also last about 48 hours after onset of menstruation. The pain starts and stops abruptly. It is very severe, sharp and intermittent. However, menstrual cramp medicine can help prevent this pain in women.<\/p>\n

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<\/span>What causes menstrual cramps in young women?<\/span><\/h2>\n

Women between 15 and 25 years do experience painful periods which may require treatment. The cause of pain is due to high prostagladins level<\/strong>. This will cause increased contraction of the uterus. This hyper stimulation of the uterus will cause severe pain.<\/p>\n

However, there are other factors that seem to cause painful periods in young women. Psychologic and emotional factors play a role.<\/p>\n

Therefore,If you experience severe pain during your menstruation, then its important to see your doctor.<\/p>\n

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<\/span>What causes menstrual cramps in older women?<\/span><\/h2>\n

It is uncommon for older women to experience severe pain during menstruation. However, some women above 30 years may experience severe pain during menses.\u00a0It occurs 4 days prior to onset of menstruation and resolves by the 5th day of bleeding.\u00a0Causes of menstrual cramps or painful periods in women above 30 years include:<\/p>\n