How to Relieve Period Cramps at Home?

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Last updated 12 março 2025

Have you ever wondered why you get period cramps? That dull pain you feel down there is actually caused by several biological events and processes going on inside your body while you are on your periods. All of these events are driven forward by the cyclical changes in your reproductive hormones. Hormones control the selection and development of your follicles, the release of each egg, and the preparation of your uterus for possible implantation. The egg travels out of the ovary and is taken up by the fallopian tube. After its release, the egg has about 12–24 hours to be fertilized by sperm in the fallopian tube. If the egg isn’t fertilized within this short window, it begins to degrade. If it is fertilized, it travels to the uterus over the following 6-12 days, to possibly implant for pregnancy. So