Your doctor may also suggest that you try hormonal birth control. Hormonal birth control is available as a pill, patch, vaginal ring, injection, implant, or IUD. Hormones prevent ovulation, which can control your menstrual cramps. Considering using a period pain roll-on for the added convenience and easier pain management process? Here’s how to do it. You can talk to a GP or nurse about when the patch will start to work, and whether you need to use additional contraception in the meantime. What to do if a patch falls off

You'll be protected against pregnancy and won't need to use any additional contraception. You may or may not bleed on the patch-free days. What to do if you forget to put a patch on after the patch-free week

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Surgery can treat endometriosis or uterine fibroids. This is an option if other treatments haven’t been successful. The surgery removes any endometriosis implants, uterine fibroids, or cysts. Medicines containing paracetamol can also be used for period pain, although some studies have shown that paracetamol may be less effective than ibuprofen or aspirin. Paracetamol is available in many forms including tablets, caplets, capsules and liquids.

Nonprescription 4% lidocaine patch: Apply to the skin for no more than eight hours up to three times a day. The patch does not protect against sexually transmitted infections (STIs), so you may need to use condoms as well. Put on a new patch as soon as you remember. This is the beginning of your new patch cycle. You'll now have a new day of the week as your start day and change day.Non-prescription .025% capsaicin patch: This is applied to the skin three or four times a day and for no more than eight hours at a time. The cause is often not clear (this is called primary dysmenorrhoea). In primary dysmenorrhoea, the womb (uterus) is normal. It is thought that normal body chemicals called prostaglandins build up in the lining of the womb. Prostaglandins help the muscular wall of the womb to contract and remove the lining of the womb during a period. Some women naturally have heavier periods than others, but if your periods are so heavy that they impact your life, there is help available. Exercise may help relieve the pain, as well as taking over-the-counter painkillers, such as paracetamol, ibuprofen and aspirin. Take the first dose as soon as your pain begins, or as soon as the bleeding starts, whichever comes first. Some doctors advise to start taking the tablets the day before your period is due. This may prevent the pain from building up.