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title: menstrual pain
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[Health & Sexuality Info](/health-info)# menstrual pain

Menstruating people experience many different levels of period-related pain and cramping, from no cramps to severe ones. Dysmenorrhea is the medical term for menstrual pain, which includes two main types: primary and secondary. Primary dysmenorrhea is painful cramping (with or without nausea and diarrhea) not associated with any other pelvic disorder; secondary dysmenorrhea is pain associated with another pelvic problem such as endometriosis, pelvic inflammatory disease, or fibroids.

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