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  2. Hormonal birth control (such as the pill, injection or implant) can be prescribed to treat period cramps, per the National Health Service. “One of the things that can make painful periods worse ...

  3. Dysmenorrhea - Wikipedia

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    Dysmenorrhea, also known as period pain, painful periods or menstrual cramps, is pain during menstruation. [4] [5] [2] Its usual onset occurs around the time that menstruation begins. [1] Symptoms typically last less than three days. [1] The pain is usually in the pelvis or lower abdomen. [1] Other symptoms may include back pain, diarrhea or ...

  4. Menstruation - Wikipedia

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    Diagram illustrating how the uterus lining builds up and breaks down during the menstrual cycle Menstruation (also known as a period, among other colloquial terms) is the regular discharge of blood and mucosal tissue from the inner lining of the uterus through the vagina. The menstrual cycle is characterized by the rise and fall of hormones. Menstruation is triggered by falling progesterone ...

  5. Delayed onset muscle soreness - Wikipedia

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    Delayed onset muscle soreness (DOMS) is the pain and stiffness felt in muscles after unaccustomed or strenuous exercise. The soreness is felt most strongly 24 to 72 hours after the exercise. [1] [2]: 63 It is thought to be caused by eccentric (lengthening) exercise, which causes small-scale damage (microtrauma) to the muscle fibers. After such ...

  6. Painful Period Cramps? Try One of These Top-Rated ... - AOL

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    Some people take painkillers for cramps, others might try exercise or masturbating to alleviate PMS symptoms, but no matter how you deal with period pain, there's one thing you need in your back ...

  7. These Back Exercises Will Sculpt Your Back *And* Work ... - AOL

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    Doing back exercises regularly will also improve your posture (hi, folks who sit a lot during the day, myself included). “If you’re going to be stationary, you need to strengthen your back so ...

  8. Menstrual disorder - Wikipedia

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    Especially painful or persistent menstrual cramping that occurs in the absence of any underlying pelvic disease. [4] Pain radiating to the low back or upper thighs with onset of menstruation and lasting anywhere from 12 to 72 hours. Headache, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, and fatigue may also accompany the pain.

  9. Irregular menstruation - Wikipedia

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    Oligomenorrhea generally refers to infrequent menstruation, More strictly, it is menstrual periods occurring at intervals of greater than 35 days, with only four to nine periods in a year. [8] Menstrual periods should have been regularly established before the development of infrequent flow and often (but not always) involves irregular intervals.