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We all know getting your period can be a major pain—cramps, nausea, bloating, a general feeling of blah . But if you’re one of up to 60% of women of childbearing age who have at least one chronic health condition, you may get the double whammy of period pain plus symptoms that worsen at a particular time of the month.
“Hormonal fluctuations during the menstrual cycle can impact multiple parts of our bodies, including the immune system, skin, metabolism, brain, and other organs,” explains Natasha Bhuyan, M.D., a physician in Phoenix and a spokesperson for the American Academy of Family Physicians.
The immune system behaves sort of…
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