About every month, the ovaries release an egg into the uterus. The endometrial lining thickens as it prepares the body for. When the egg isn’t fertilized, the uterus sheds its lining and starts the process over again.
To shed the lining and move the blood out of the body, the uterus must contract. This contraction causes pain which many female bodies experience as cramping. Some women have period cramps but no blood, which can be a sign of different health conditions.Signs of period cramps may include pain in the lower abdomen or lower back.
Period cramps are pain associated with menstruation, but they may come at different times. There are two categories of period pain, which include:Primary Dysmenorrhea is the pain that occurs just before or during menstruation. Primary dysmenorrhea usually presents itself during adolescence and varies in intensity. Secondary dysmenorrhea is pain caused by a disorder in the reproductive organs.
Ovulation usually occurs about 14 days after your period and is sometimes called mittelschmerz, which is German for “middle pain” or “pain in the middle of the month”.