The menstrual cycle is longer than just the portion you bleed and feel pain for. Your ovaries release the egg (ovulation) for which your uterus then builds a soft, spongy lining in case the egg gets fertilized (pregnant); if it isn’t fertilized, you get your period since you shed the lining. This is what causes the bleeding that we’re all familiar with. The cycle repeats each month. Fun, right? Not really because a lot of women have discomfort and pain during their menstruation.

月經周期比你流血和感到痛經的時間要長。你的卵巢排出卵子，在卵子受精（懷孕）的情況下，你的子宮會長出柔軟富有彈性的內膜；如果卵子未受精，因為子宮內膜脫落，你就會來月經。這就是造成流血的原因，我們都很了解。月經周期每個月重復一次。很有趣，是不是？并非如此，因為大多數女性在月經期間會感到不適合疼痛。

It’s also important to remember that every woman’s menstruation is different and unique, periods vary in duration, consistency of timing, how heavy/light the flow is, and the symptoms and pain you feel. Not only are periods unique for every person, but your period can also be completely different month to month. It all depends on your life (i.e stress, what you do every day and your diet), hormones and body.

而且重要的是記住每個女性的月經周期都不同，而且是獨一無二的，月經的持續時間，時間穩定性，出血量多少，以及感覺疼痛的癥狀都是不同的。月經周期不僅對于每個人來說都是獨一無二的，而且你的月經可能每個月和每個月都會完全不同。這完全取決于你的生活（例如，壓力，每天所做的事情以及飲食），荷爾蒙和身體。

Menstruation symptoms

經期癥狀

Aside from the bleeding, common symptoms are moodiness, bloating, pain in your stomach or back, tender breasts, fatigue, bad sleep, nausea, diarrhea, constipation, headaches, weird food cravings and appetites, sweats and chills, being dizzy and more.

除了流血，常見的癥狀就是喜怒無常，腹脹，胃疼或者背疼，乳房柔軟，疲憊，睡眠不好，惡心，腹瀉，便秘，頭疼，奇怪的飲食欲望，出汗，怕冷，頭暈和更多其他的感覺。

Period pain

痛經

For many women, their period pain is mild, but for many women, their period pain is extremely severe. The pain can be sharp in a specific spot or more subdued but spreads to various spots. There are also two types of menstrual cramps.

許多女性的經期疼痛都是溫和的，但是許多女性的痛經癥狀是極其疼痛的。這種疼痛是在一個具體的點的劇痛或者更加令人無法忍受，但是也會擴散到不同的點。也有兩種不同類型的經期痙攣。

Primary Dysmenorrhea is a common type of menstrual cramps that is caused by getting your period; it isn’t a disease, illness or condition. This type of menstrual cramp can cause mild to severe pain in your stomach, back and thighs a few days before your menstruation and lasts for roughly 12-72 hours. Primary Dysmenorrhea is common in younger women and often becomes less severe with age and after childbirth.

原發性痛經是一種常見的經期痙攣類型，這是由月經造成的；這不是一種疾病。這種類型的經期痙攣會導致你的胃，背和大腿在例假來臨幾天之前的溫和甚至嚴重的疼痛，而且會持續大概12-72個小時。原發性痛經在年輕女性中比較常見，往往會隨著年齡增長以及生育之后疼痛減輕。

The menstrual cycle is longer than just the portion you bleed and feel pain for. Your ovaries release the egg (ovulation) for which your uterus then builds a soft, spongy lining in case the egg gets fertilized (pregnant); if it isn’t fertilized, you get your period since you shed the lining. This is what causes the bleeding that we’re all familiar with. The cycle repeats each month. Fun, right? Not really because a lot of women have discomfort and pain during their menstruation.

月經周期比你流血和感到痛經的時間要長。你的卵巢排出卵子，在卵子受精（懷孕）的情況下，你的子宮會長出柔軟富有彈性的內膜；如果卵子未受精，因為子宮內膜脫落，你就會來月經。這就是造成流血的原因，我們都很了解。月經周期每個月重復一次。很有趣，是不是？并非如此，因為大多數女性在月經期間會感到不適合疼痛。

It’s also important to remember that every woman’s menstruation is different and unique, periods vary in duration, consistency of timing, how heavy/light the flow is, and the symptoms and pain you feel. Not only are periods unique for every person, but your period can also be completely different month to month. It all depends on your life (i.e stress, what you do every day and your diet), hormones and body.

而且重要的是記住每個女性的月經周期都不同，而且是獨一無二的，月經的持續時間，時間穩定性，出血量多少，以及感覺疼痛的癥狀都是不同的。月經周期不僅對于每個人來說都是獨一無二的，而且你的月經可能每個月和每個月都會完全不同。這完全取決于你的生活（例如，壓力，每天所做的事情以及飲食），荷爾蒙和身體。

Menstruation symptoms

經期癥狀

Aside from the bleeding, common symptoms are moodiness, bloating, pain in your stomach or back, tender breasts, fatigue, bad sleep, nausea, diarrhea, constipation, headaches, weird food cravings and appetites, sweats and chills, being dizzy and more.

除了流血，常見的癥狀就是喜怒無常，腹脹，胃疼或者背疼，乳房柔軟，疲憊，睡眠不好，惡心，腹瀉，便秘，頭疼，奇怪的飲食欲望，出汗，怕冷，頭暈和更多其他的感覺。

Period pain

痛經

For many women, their period pain is mild, but for many women, their period pain is extremely severe. The pain can be sharp in a specific spot or more subdued but spreads to various spots. There are also two types of menstrual cramps.

許多女性的經期疼痛都是溫和的，但是許多女性的痛經癥狀是極其疼痛的。這種疼痛是在一個具體的點的劇痛或者更加令人無法忍受，但是也會擴散到不同的點。也有兩種不同類型的經期痙攣。

Primary Dysmenorrhea is a common type of menstrual cramps that is caused by getting your period; it isn’t a disease, illness or condition. This type of menstrual cramp can cause mild to severe pain in your stomach, back and thighs a few days before your menstruation and lasts for roughly 12-72 hours. Primary Dysmenorrhea is common in younger women and often becomes less severe with age and after childbirth.

原發性痛經是一種常見的經期痙攣類型，這是由月經造成的；這不是一種疾病。這種類型的經期痙攣會導致你的胃，背和大腿在例假來臨幾天之前的溫和甚至嚴重的疼痛，而且會持續大概12-72個小時。原發性痛經在年輕女性中比較常見，往往會隨著年齡增長以及生育之后疼痛減輕。