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Dr Odile Bagot (Gynecologist-obstetrician)
In its latest special issue dedicated to pain, the magazine 60 Millions de consommateurs details 6 products that are effective against menstrual pain, according to their own expertise.
Pain. A vast subject covered by the magazine 60 Millions de consommateurs in a special issue which has just been published. Among the many causes of pain mentioned, menstrual pain deserves special attention, as it tends to be too often minimized.
Menstrual pain doesn’t get the attention it deserves
Pain is less well taken into account in women. And they often have to shout louder than men to make their suffering heard. An error in medicine when we know that women are treated less well, because we believe that they suffer less.
According 60 Million consumers, “it has been repeatedly shown that men are more likely to be recommended painkillers and women psychological treatment”. Regarding menstrual pain, it is even worse: the experts denounce “a lack of interest from the medical profession”, which forces women to make do with the means at hand.
“That’s why grandmother’s remedies have the upper hand”supports Dr. Malou Navez, member of the scientific council of the Apicil Foundation, within the special issue of 60 Million Consumers.
Periods: 6 solutions that work to reduce pain
The experts employed by 60 Million consumers have therefore gone in search of methods and products currently on the market to reduce menstrual pain. And according to their research, 6 products actually manage to relieve women:
- PRONTADOL, Adult Ipsen;
- ELECTROTHERAPY, Painful Menstruation Urgo;
- SPASFON-LYOC, Teva;
- NATURACTIVE Organic Painful Menstruation, Pierre Fabre;
- NUROFEN FLASH, Reckitt Benckiser Healthcare;
- GYNOPATCH, heating patches, XO Laboratory
For Dr. Odile Bagot, gynecologist and member of our committee of experts, the proposed answers are not surprising and can indeed fulfill their function:
“The pains of the periods are related to the inflammation and the contraction that takes place. What is medically effective are anti-inflammatories (Nurofen), analgesics (Prontadol, Paracetamol) and spasmolytics, which suppress contractions (Spasfon). Indeed, transcutaneous electrostimulation has also proven itself, even if it is necessary to go towards regulated products. But let’s not forget the good old hot water bottle, which also works, which has been confirmed by studies”.
Names and ideas to keep in mind to be a little more armed for your next period.