Remember, you don't need to have all the symptoms to have endometriosis. Alert your doctor if you find any of these symptoms:

• Painful menstrual cramps
• Irregular periods
• Pain during sex
• Infertility
• Pain in the lower abdomen between periods
• Heavy menstrual flow

For more information on Endometriosis and its effects, click here.

Fibroids

It is not quite clear what causes fibroids. However, overweight and obese women are at a higher risk. In some cases it may cause repeated miscarriages and may affect fertility as well. Fibroids can be treated.

To know more about Fibroids and how to treat them, click here.

When you are sure you don't have any of the above issues, and still suffer from menstrual cramps, we give you tips on how to ease them. Click here for more.

Irregular Periods

The most common reason why you may have irregular periods is if you have Poly Cystic Ovarian Disorder or PCOD/PCOS.

This condition is become extremely common among young women these days due to an erratic lifestyle and bad eating habits.

PCOD is basically the growth of cysts in the ovary, which if serious could lead to infertility.

To know more about PCOD, click here.

Scanty Flow

A scanty flow can be due to various reasons including:

• Tuberculosis, where thinning of the uterus lining is a side effect of the disease.
• Lifestyle diseases such as obesity or anorexia could also lead to scanty bleeding. Over-exercising could also cause hypomenorrhea.
• During perimenopause (the period just before menopause), your body goes through several hormonal changes. This too could cause hypomenorrhea. The symptoms of perimenopause are seen as early as the age of 35 years.
• Hormonal imbalances such as a thyroid dysfunction and even kidney diseases could lead to hypomenorrhea.