Symptoms of Periods, painful - Symptoms include: Lower abdominal and/or...

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Symptoms of Periods, painful

Symptoms include:

Lower abdominal and/or pelvic pain, which may radiate to your lower back and down your thighs.
These pains are described as cramps. These pains commonly begin as bleeding starts but may begin some hours before bleeding starts.
Pain commonly lasts for between 8 and 24 hours (but may last for up to 72 hours).
There may be associated symptoms of: headache, diarrhoea, tiredness, faintness and nausea.

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