Our favorite rap about painful periods. Write the first two lines of your period rap in your reblog.
Ask us anything. No judgments.
We love vintage ladies health pamphlets: It’s 1979, and your PMS is killing you. So you clutch some leaves and head to the closest cliff, wondering whether you should heave yourself over and put an end to your PMS once and for all.
Don’t jump! Planned Parenthood is here to help.
PMS
Someone asked us:
Q. Hello! I was wondering what can cause changes in relation to pms. For the last seven years, I never really had issues with cramps and nausea, but within the last two months, they’ve really been coming full force. I’m 18 and not sexually active, so I don’t really know what is going on.
Women’s periods can change over time, especially as they get older. There are many different reasons why some women get painful cramps and nausea during their periods. But you don’t need to suffer in silence — nurses and doctors can help. Your local Planned Parenthood health center can help you with treatment options.
In the meantime, try using a heating pad on your back or abdomen when you have cramps. And check your drugstore for pain relievers specifically for menstrual cramps and nausea — your pharmacist may be able to point you in the right direction.
-Amy at PPFA
Painful periods
Someone asked us:
Q. How easy it is to spot ovarian cysts? I’ve had insanely painful periods for a while now, and I went to a gynecologist last year and she said everything was fine and prescribed me on birth control, but they didn’t help. So is it possible that I have cysts, but the gynecologist somehow missed them? Or could it be that my painful periods are not caused by cysts at all?
There are many different reasons why some women get painful cramps during their periods. If your doctor says that you don’t have ovarian cysts, you probably don’t. But you don’t need to suffer with cramps — nurses and doctors can help. Let your gynecologist know that you’re still suffering during your periods, and ask for treatment options.
In the meantime, try using a heating pad on your back or abdomen when you have cramps. And check your drugstore for pain relievers specifically for menstrual cramps—your pharmacist may be able to point you in the right direction.
-Amy at PPFA
