Recently, I asked women of the BuzzFeed Community to share the moment they realized their period pain/symptoms weren't normal and they actually needed to seek medical attention. To say I was shocked ...

Severe cramps and heavy periods are often dismissed as "normal," but doctors warn they may signal uterine fibroids. An ...

For as long as many of us can remember, period pain has been treated as a fact of life. It is something women are expected to live with and rarely question. Calling in sick because of cramps is still ...

Period cramps happen because your body releases hormone-like substances called prostaglandins, which induce muscle contractions.

Renita White, MD, is an obstetrician/gynecologist at Georgia Obstetrics and Gynecology in Atlanta, Georgia. Her areas of expertise include fibroids, irregular vaginal ...