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THE MONTHLY MENSTRUAL CYCLE: OLD-FASHIONED REMEDIES

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  2. April 29th, 2009 |
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When a system as complicated as this seems to be going wrong, it’s very difficult to pinpoint exactly which part is at fault. This is why there are no easy remedies for period pain and why

different doctors in different clinics suggest different treatments. There was a time, about twenty or thirty years ago, when the standard remedy for the cramps was a strong dose of aspirin. If that failed, and it usually did, the only other possibility was to refer the patient for the operation called a ‘D and C, standing for dilatation and currettage. This involved giving you a general anaesthetic and then stretching the neck of your womb and scraping out the inner lining. In most cases this seemed to reduce the pain for a few months, but for most women the effect didn’t last very long and soon they were suffering as much as ever. Doctors now don’t suggest this operation so readily.

After D and Cs there was quite a vogue for what were called psychosomatic illnesses. Rather a lot of doctors thought that period pain was all in the mind and that if you cultivated a healthy attitude towards it, it would go away. For a handful of women who were genuinely snarled up, this approach was a help. For the rest it was absolutely demoralizing; being told it’s all in the mind doesn’t cure the pain, it simply makes you feel guilty or abnormal. This is precisely why a point was made of establishing right at the beginning of this book that period pain has physical causes. The trouble is that we don’t know exactly what they are.

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THE ACHING MISERIES (CONGESTIVE DYSMENORRHOEA)-MOOD SWINGS: IRRITABILITY, NERVOUS ENERGY, DEPRESSION-NERVOUS TENSION

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  2. April 28th, 2009 |
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Many women are constantly on the go before a period; some can’t even sit down; some can’t stop talking. This type of mood swing seems to upset husbands and relations particularly, because the change is so abrupt. Many complain that they hardly recognize this new hyperactive woman. She wears them out. They don’t know how to respond.

It seems to me that there are two possible ways of dealing with this mood and they are the two extremes. You can either use your energy in the most violent work or exercise possible, or you can put your body into reverse by deliberate and lengthy relaxation. But it must be total relaxation, lying down, lasting at least half an hour, or it won’t have much effect. In a busy life I know how difficult that is to arrange. Fingertip massage can help you to relax too and so can dreamy background music. But even as I write I can remember women telling me that just attempting relaxation like this made them more tense and frantic than ever. So you’ll need to try both methods and see which is best for you.

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