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Henry Hansonover 3 years ago
Endometriosis or Menstrual Cramps?
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Women experience sharp and cramping menstrual pain. Endometriosis also presents with menstrual pain but there is difference. Unlike the usual menstrual cramps, menstrual cramps in edometriosis are extremely painful. Another symptom to rule out endometriosis is dyspareunia i.e. painful sexual intercourse.
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A normal period (or normal menstruation) is different for every woman. Each month, one of your ovaries releases an egg. Meanwhile, your uterus gets ready to help your baby grow if that egg gets fertilized. If it does, you’re pregnant. If it doesn’t, your body sheds the lining of your uterus through your vagina. That’s your period. It happens, on average, every 28 days.
Think about how old you were when you got your first period. Now think about how old you may be when you enter menopause. Your body and life will change a lot from one to the other, right? So does your menstrual cycle.
When it comes to periods, "normal" covers a lot of ground. Use the broad range of factors below as a guide. And remember: The only true normal is what's normal for you.Normal Period Timing?
Every month, your entire body prepares to get pregnant. Your ovaries release an egg. Hormones rise and fall.
This is your menstrual cycle. It starts on the first day of your last period and ends on the first day of your next period. Though the average cycle is 28 days long, anything between 21 and 45 days is considered normal. That's a 24-day difference. For the first year or two after menstruation begins, women tend to have longer cycles that don't start at the same time every month. Older women often have shorter, more consistent cycles.
If you're on birth control pills or have an IUD, it can change the timing of your period. Ask your doctor what's normal for your form of contraception.
How long your period lasts also varies. The time from the first sign of blood to the last is usually in the 3-to-5-day range. Any length from 2 days to a week is normal for a period.What is considered an irregular periods?
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Periods that occur less than 21 days or more than 35 days apart.
Not having a period for three months (or 90 days).
Menstrual flow that’s much heavier or lighter than usual.
Period bleeding that lasts longer than seven days.
Periods that are accompanied by severe pain, cramping, nausea or vomiting.
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