International Women’s Day 2023: Raising awareness of women who experience dysmenorrhoea (painful periods)

It’s International Women’s Day 2023, so as a follow on from our activities last year on the Menopause, this year we wanted to write a blog to raise awareness of dysmenorrhoea (painful periods).

According to a fact sheet released by Women’s Health Concern, 80% of women will experience period pain at some point in their lives. But for around 5-10% of women, this pain is so severe it disrupts their daily lives.

Dysmenorrhoea – the medical term for ‘painful periods’

As the Women’s Health Concern fact sheet highlights, period pain can affect many women, but it also outlines the two types:

• Primary dysmenorrhoea is more c