period pain

English

Noun

period pain (countable and uncountable, plural period pains)

1. Pain felt in the abdomen during menstruation.

   Synonym: (medical) dysmenorrhea

   • 2011 August 8, Bim Adewunmi, “The truth about period pain”, in The Guardian‎^[1]:

     Nine out of 10 women suffer from period pain – sometimes crippling – but many say their problem is dismissed.

Translations

pain during menstruation — see also dysmenorrhea

• German: Regelschmerzen m pl, Menstruationsbeschwerden f pl