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Q: Do fibroids cause painful periods?<\/span><\/p>\n

A: Prostaglandins, naturally occurring chemicals in the body, can exacerbate pain associated with fibroids by <\/span>\ud83d\udc47<\/span><\/p>\n

1\ufe0f\u20e3<\/span> Increasing inflammation in the uterus due to fibroids.<\/span><\/p>\n

2\ufe0f\u20e3<\/span> Intensifying uterine contractions, leading to more pronounced menstrual cramps.<\/span><\/p>\n

3\ufe0f\u20e3 <\/span>Promoting heavy menstrual bleeding, which, combined with fibroid-induced contractions, can worsen period pain in individuals with fibroids.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0I<\/span>f you\u2019ve been diagnosed and would like to undergo permanent, non-invasive treatment for fibroids, please visit our <\/span>contact page<\/span><\/a> or drop us a message online \u2728<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Q: Do fibroids cause painful periods? A: Prostaglandins, naturally occurring chemicals in the body, can exacerbate pain associated with fibroids by \ud83d\udc47 1\ufe0f\u20e3 Increasing inflammation in the uterus due to fibroids. 2\ufe0f\u20e3 Intensifying uterine contractions, leading to more pronounced menstrual cramps. 3\ufe0f\u20e3 Promoting heavy menstrual bleeding, which, combined with fibroid-induced contractions, can worsen period pain […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":2422,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[22,46,89,41,67,13,21,69,20,15,18,71,16],"class_list":["post-2421","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-africanwomen","tag-cape-town","tag-cintocare","tag-east-london","tag-fibroidembolisation","tag-fibroids","tag-fibroidssouthafrica","tag-fibroidtreatment","tag-fibroidtreatmentclinic","tag-microsurgery","tag-noninvasivesurgery","tag-the-microsurgery","tag-ufe"],"yoast_head":"\nFAQ: Why do fibroids cause painful periods? - Fibroid Treatment Clinic<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fibroids.co.za\/fr\/faq-why-do-fibroids-cause-painful-periods\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"fr_FR\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale:alternate\" content=\"en_ZA\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale:alternate\" content=\"Portuguese\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"FAQ: Why do fibroids cause painful periods?\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Q: Do fibroids cause painful periods? 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