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Are period cramps as horrible as labor pains?

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Dr. Nikolaos Zacharias answered

Specializes in Maternal-Fetal Medicine

By no means.: Dysmenorrhea is painful, but a stroll in the park compared to true labor pains (so I am told).

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Answered 3/13/2014

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