I used to have increased pain during my period. There's a family history of fibroids which make your periods really long, heavy and irregular. And then I developed a blood clotting disorder and was put on coumadin for it. This made my periods CRAZY! I couldn't leave the house because I was bleeding so much. The first period I had while on coumadin (a blood thinner), I thought that I was going to die from bleeding to death! So I went on Depo-Provera for birth control and to stop my periods. I don't get my period anymore, which is wonderful! And it wasn't the reason that I went on the Depo, but I don't have that predictable flare-up every month. It keeps your hormones constant. And hey, one less thing to think about! And by the way, medically you don't NEED to have a period. When they developed the Pill originally they weren't going to include the week of blank sugar pills that induce a period, but the women that they tested it on were so freaked out by not having a period that they but in the week of blanks. (Or so they claim- the Pill was developed by MEN! )

So if the pain is really bad, check out either taking the Pill continuously (omitting the week of blanks) or Depo-Provera. One shot every three months. It really works for me, and you don't have to remember a Pill every day.

Linnie