A heat patch, worn attached to underwear, is as effective as a painkiller in combating a condition suffered by up to 90per cent of women of reproductive age. The new patch, which is expected to be ...

I'm 35+5 weeks pregnant with my 4th baby and last Friday (I was 35wks) almost as soon as I laid down in bed I had a constant period type pain really low down at the front, this kept me awake most of ...

If you've had a period so bad you couldn't do simple everyday activities, you're not alone. And yet, many of us still find it embarrassing to talk about. The charity Women’s Health Concern ...

Childbirth hurts. That much is obvious. But when we get down to talking about how much it hurts and the best things to do about the pain, we come up with an interesting problem. It's unquantifiable, ...

Gas and air is one of the most popular forms of pain relief in labour. It’s readily available in most NHS hospitals - but how does it work, and how effective is it in getting rid of contraction pains?

As blissful as it can be, massage isn't going to relieve you completely of pains during labour - but it certainly can help. If you're particularly into massage, find comfort in being touched, or are ...

Period Pain, medically known as dysmenorrhea, is when a woman experiences pain before and/or during and sometimes after menstruation. The prevalence of dysmenorrhoea amongst women worldwide is huge.

I suffer from severe period pains. My periods also come every two weeks, so I am finding it hard to cope with the pain so often. I also get vomiting and diarrhoea, and as a result I'm losing weight.

Feel like you’ve tried everything to ease your period pain? There might be one very simple solution that doesn’t involve a trip to the pharmacy… Period pains are something that people often ...

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How we deal with period pain is just as unique as the cycles that led us there. Some people ease it with gentle walks and yoga, while others find it only gets better with rest and a hot water bottle.