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PMS and period pain, explained — what causes menstrual cramps and premenstrual symptoms, and when they signal something more
What PMS and period cramps (dysmenorrhea) are, why cramps happen, why luteal-phase symptoms cluster before your period, and when the pattern signals something more.
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Post-menstrual syndrome: why you feel worse after your period — and what to do about it
Fatigue, fog, headaches, and anxiety in the days after your period ends — PMS's unfamous mirror image. Three checkable mechanisms: iron depletion, the estrogen ramp, and the recovery bill. The two-cycle protocol and the ferritin test worth asking for.
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