In the medical world, it is known as dysmenorrhoea. Common women
simply refer to them as cramps or painful menstruation. Men
obviously found women in menstrual pain to be fascinating and at
times irritating. Women should not bother too much about men’s views
on this since they really have no idea what you are really going
through. Maybe it is best that women would take the opportunity to
explain to the other opposite sex what menstrual pain is all about.
Tell them that painful menstruation is excruciating, it is a feeling
of sharp intermittent aching pain felt in the pelvis or lower
abdomen. Discuss it openly and they would understand sooner or
later.
Medical records have shown that menstrual pain affects
approximately 50% of menstruation women and 10% from this 50 would
be suffering in extreme pain for a number of days. It is one of the
leading causes of lost time for women in workplaces and higher
learning institutions. Menstrual pain would normally happen before
menstruation and subsides when the whole menstruation period tapers
off. Our Malaysian Health Ministry one time ago did mention that
majority of women in Malaysia still lacks understanding on menstrual
pain. Obviously Malaysian women are still embarrassed to talk about
their intimate problems openly even with professional medical
practitioners!
Back to the subject, menstrual pain is suffered most by women in
their late teenage years and those in the early 20s. It would
decline as women gets older but it might resurface when they reach
their late 30s or 40s as their bodies are preparing for menopause
thus decreasing hormone and fertility levels. Having pain during
menstruation is actually quite normal for women but living with
excessive pain is certainly not especially when you see that you are
losing a lot of heavy blood (menorrhagia). There are two types of
menstrual pain or dysmenorrhoea:
- Primary dysmenorrhoea refers to menstrual pain that is not
caused or related to any external factors.
- Secondary dysmenorrhoea refers to menstrual pain that is
attributed and caused by some other underlying external factors
such as diseases or structural abnormalities within or outside
the uterus.
Now you know what menstrual pain or dysmenorrhoea is all about,
please take this matter more seriously. If you find yourself
affected by it, please place your vote down below. More importantly,
seek immediate help and assistance from your private doctors if you
are constantly stung by painful menstruation. Only you know more
about your body better than anybody else.
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