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The brain imaging study carried out at Oxford University shows that period pain is associated with differences in the way the brain processes pain, and that these differences persist throughout a woman’s menstrual cycle.

Period pain is associated with differences in the way the brain processes pain, and that these differences persist throughout a woman’s menstrual cycle. © Shutterstock
Period pain is associated with differences in the way the brain processes pain, and that these differences persist throughout a woman’s menstrual cycle.

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