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Not all menstrual pain are supposed to be ignored. If cramps are uncharacteristically intense, consistent or start to hinder your life, they're the body's way of saying something more is going on.

Pain or discomfort happening repetitively in the lower abdomen or pelvic area, particularly if unrelated to menstruation, may be an indicator. Pain would be sort of a pressure or a dull cramp, and it ...