Thursday, December 28, 2017

Period pain can be “almost as bad as a heart attack.” Why aren’t we researching how to treat it? — Quartz

Period pain can be “almost as bad as a heart attack.” Why aren’t we researching how to treat it? — Quartz: "Dysmenorrhea, the clinical term for painful menstruation, interferes with the daily life of around one in five women, according to the American Academy of Family Physicians. And yet there’s remarkably little research into the condition, say experts, and too many doctors are dismissive when presented with the symptoms."



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