Painful menstruation, typically involving abdominal cramps

Dysmenorrhea, the technical term for extreme period pain, is a common problem.

When Goldberg and Elisabeth’s product was announced, he said, it sounded like a good fit for treating dysmenorrhea, the medical term for painful menstrual cramps.US News(Apr 08, 2016)

Although medical conditions like dysmenorrhea or endometriosis are linked to severe period pain, vast numbers of women are under-treated or undiagnosed for these issues.