Menstrual cramps during pregnancy: when they start, causes, how long they last
Introduction
Menstrual cramps during pregnancy: can they occur? and if so, when do they start and how long do they last?
If you know you're pregnant and think you've experienced them, you're no doubt asking yourself these questions.
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Can you have period pain when you're pregnant?
When a woman sees the positive test , she imagines not having to deal with menstrual cramps for nine months and some weeks.
The reality, however, is very different. As Dr. Alvisi recalls in this video , we can talk, in the first weeks, of symptoms similar to menstrual cramps during pregnancy.
Some signs of the beginning of pregnancy , such as the onset of small pains in the ovarian region, can be confused with the symptoms that precede the arrival of the menstrual flow.
In this case, however, the pain is more marked and characterized by a continuous nature.
It all lasts about 3 days , then starts to fade away.
When there is an early pregnancy , cramps localized in the lower abdomen have a lower intensity and duration.
What causes them? The increased activity of the uterus , which, just like the other genital organs and the pelvis, has a more consistent blood supply.
