That time of the month is a dreaded period for a lot of women who have since complained that their cramps are so painful, they are comparable to heart attacks.
Apparently doctors have no agreed with this hypothesis. According to John Guillebaud, Professor of reproductive health at University College London he said in an interview with Quartz that period pains are so excruciating and he’s had patients who have described the cramping pain as “almost as bad as having a heart attack.”
While some women don’t have much of a problem with the cramps, others, especially those that suffer from Dysmenorrhea, also known as painful periods, aren’t so lucky as the pain is almost so bad, it’s unbearable.
Women have long held that menstrual cramps are a pain that can’t quite be compared to anything else.
The discourse found its way to Twitter with women describing the pain sometimes as even more than that of a heart attack. Many of the women in their tweets complained that they’ve had periods so bad, that they were unable to move and some have even claimed to have passed out from the pain.
Most women were glad that at least their ordeal is finally being understood. Check out some reactions below.
