Why period pain is often overlooked by doctors
20 June 2019
Why period pain is often overlooked by doctors
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Some women experience period pains which feel “as bad as a heart attack” but, according to Professor John Guillebaud (UCL Institute for Women’s Health), the problem is not given the right priority by the medical profession because “men don’t get it”.