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What to eat during monthly periods to reduce menstrual pain

Many women and girls experience menstrual pain during ‘that time of the month’. While for some this pain may be mild, in others it can be so much such that it interferes with normal activities.

While many factors have been put forward to explain the presence of this pain, high estrogen levels in the body are thought to be a key cause.

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