Are painful periods a sign of good fertility

Women are tasked with the weighty job of bearing children. Biologically, our bodies prepare for it every month. Realistically, many women actively avoid becoming pregnant. No matter how you do it, if you succeed, you’ll get your period.

And with it, some gut-wrenching cramps as a reminder of your uterus’s vacancy.

How to relieve bad period cramps

Many women get cramps, but how frequent and severe they are varies so widely. It’s tough to say what’s normal, but ob/gyns can say what isn’t.

Here’s how to know if you’re experiencing run-of-the-mill perio cramps, if your pain may be signaling a problem, and how to get through your periods either way.

“Normal” cramps are fairly easy to treat, and usually last for three or four days at the start of your period.

The lining in the uterus builds up every month in anticipation of a fertilized egg that will need a comfy place to implant.

When that egg doesn’t show up, the uterine lining (endometrial tissue) sheds itself, along with blood. During this time, chemicals called prostaglandins are released and trigger an inflammatory response, Jessica Shepherd, M.D., assistant p

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