Bad period pain hits 25% of schoolgirls
/A quarter of senior Australian schoolgirls suffer from period pain so severe it damages their livelihood and their class attendance record, research shows.
A new study by a team of specialists led by Dr Anne Sneddon shows that a "significant proportion" of these teenagers may be suffering early symptoms of endometriosis, a debilitating reproductive condition which can cause lifelong distress and infertility.