Seven in 10 women will experience period pain - often physically and mentally debilitating - for almost four solid years of their life, according to research.
Of these, an overwhelming 78 per cent have been told it is completely normal to have discomfort every month.
And more than a third (39 per cent) sourced their information from a medical professional.
The study, of 5,000 UK women who experience periods, was part of a bigger report developed by newly launched natural period pain supplement monthlies.
It found the average sufferer will have three days of pain a month - the equivalent of 1,350 over 450 periods.
These women have visited a doctor to try and get a solution at least twice, but 49 per cent were told the only option to address symptoms was birth control.
One in 10 (nine per cent) admit their period pain is excruciating, while 24 per cent describe it as an intense or sharp, stabbing feeling.
And 47 per cent agree they find their periods particularly debilitating - with 31 per cent saying they are unmanageable and 48 per cent admitting they completely lack energy.
Ashley Florestal, ND, for monthlies, which aims to improve women’s hormonal health as well as overall wellbeing and performance, said: “Severe period pain is not normal, and women shouldn’t be left to navigate their pain alone without support, investigation or solutions."
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