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A new study from Taiwan links long-term air pollution exposure with a greater risk of painful menstrual cycles. 

Exposure to air pollution linked to painful period cramps, say scientists 

Long-term air pollution exposure significantly increases your chances of facing painful periods, says a new study&nbsp;

Blame air pollution for your painful period cramps, say scientists 

Painful menstrual cramps affect 16-91% of girls and women&nbsp;
29% of whom are unable to carry out even basic daily activities&nbsp;
The condition called dysmenorrhea&nbsp;now linked to air pollution exposure
13-year data on air quality and public health in Taiwan studied
Risk of&nbsp;dysmenorrhea&nbsp;33X higher for those living in highly polluted places
2018 study: teen girls face&nbsp;menstrual irregularity in polluted areas
2017 study linked&nbsp;pollution exposure with longer menstrual cycles
Dysmenorrhea&nbsp;caused by hormonal imbalance or other conditions
No cure but research links it to habits like smoking, alcohol or obesity&nbsp;
Study demonstrates the major impact of air pollution on human health

Long-term air pollution exposure significantly increases your chances of facing painful periods, says a new study&nbsp;

Severe and painful menstrual cramps affect&nbsp;around 16-91 per cent of girls and women of reproductive age, out of which&nbsp;up to 29 per cent of them have had such bad symptoms that they've been unable to carry out daily activities.&nbsp;&nbsp;
This condition is called dysmenorrhea and for the first time, researchers have proven that long-term air pollution exposure significantly increases your chances of facing painful periods.&nbsp;
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The team from Taiwan looked at data on air quality and public health databases over a period of&nbsp;13 years. They discovered that&nbsp;the risk to develop dysmenorrhea&nbsp;was up to 33 times higher amongst Taiwanese women and girls who lived in places with high levels of air pollutants like&nbsp;nitrogen, carbon oxides and fine particulate matter.&nbsp;&nbsp;
Ringing a similar note, a 2018&nbsp;study&nbsp;had found that&nbsp;teen girls were more likely to experience menstrual irregularity if exposed to air pollution&nbsp;and another in 2017 linked pollution exposure with longer menstrual cycles.&nbsp;&nbsp;
Published&nbsp;in <a href="https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2021-07/f-sif070621.php">Frontiers in Public Health</a>, the&nbsp;latest&nbsp;study notes&nbsp;that&nbsp;dysmenorrhea can be caused by hormonal imbalances or due to underlying gynaecological conditions such as endometriosis&nbsp;or&nbsp;tumours&nbsp;and the symptoms are often life-long. They may include&nbsp;cramping or pain in the lower abdomen, lower back and leg&nbsp;pain, nausea and vomiting,&nbsp;diarrhoea, fainting, fatigue and headaches.&nbsp;
There is no cure for the condition and previous research has linked lifestyle habits like smoking, alcohol consumption or obesity with a higher&nbsp;risk of&nbsp;it.&nbsp;But the new study&nbsp;demonstrates&nbsp;the major impact of the quality of air on human health, which now includes menstruation cycles.
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Even today, menstruation is seen as a taboo, because of which young people are often steered in the wrong direction.

Menstrual health: Common period myths you need to stop believing

Do you still think period blood is dirty and that sour food can make your cramps worse? Well, if you said yes, then it&rsquo;s time to bust these myths for you!

Menstrual health: Debunking absurd period myths

There are a lot of myths and superstitious beliefs surrounding periods
Superstitions contribute to gender-based&nbsp;taboos &amp; discrimination
Exercise helps ease cramps &amp; is a great way of controlling PMS
People used to bathe in water bodies situated close to their homes
A warm shower can&nbsp;help in relieving cramps and fatigue
People believe that sour food should be avoided during menstruation
There is no scientific proof that sour food disturbs the period flow
Menstruating people are not allowed to enter the Temple or Puja room
It is believed that menstruating people are unhygienic &amp; unclean

Even today, menstruation is seen as a taboo, because of which young people are often steered in the wrong direction. Let's discuss the most common menstruation myths that menstruating&nbsp;people are subjected to.

When it comes to periods, there are a lot of myths and superstitious beliefs that get passed on from one generation to another. Many of these, such as&nbsp;avoiding sour food, not being allowed to enter a temple or the kitchen, have been blindly believed&nbsp;and followed by more people than one would expect.&nbsp;
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A lot of these superstitions are behavioral restrictions, that aside from being untrue, contribute to gender-based taboos and discrimination.&nbsp;These myths also make it harder for menstruating people to talk about their period which leads to silence, shame and misconception.
So are you one of those who still finds period blood dirty and believes that you must not be touched during this time of the month? Well, if you said yes, then it&rsquo;s time to bust these myths for you!
Avoiding Exercise&nbsp;
It is absolutely&nbsp;untrue that one must avoid exercising during their period. According to the US National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI), exercise helps ease cramps and is a great way of controlling PMS as it brightens your mood.&nbsp;
Skipping Baths&nbsp;
This myth does have some historical context, as in the older days people would bathe in water bodies situated close to their homes, as the concept of toilets did not exist.&nbsp;The protection of those water sources from such 'pollution' was a key concern. Hence, menstruating people were not allowed to take a bath to avoid any 'contamination.' This however does not hold any significance&nbsp;in this day and age, so go ahead and bathe as many times as you deem fit.&nbsp;According to the UK National Institutes of Health (NIH), a warm shower for a few minutes can&nbsp;help in relieving cramps and fatigue.
Avoiding Sour Food and Drinks
In some parts of India, some strict dietary restrictions are followed during menstruation which perpetuates&nbsp;the idea that sour food like curd, tamarind and pickles should be avoided by menstruating people. It is believed that such foods will disturb or stop the menstrual flow. However, there is no scientific proof to support this argument, so go ahead and eat whatever you fancy during that time of the month!
Not Allowed to Enter Temples
Menstruating people are subject to certain religious restrictions during this time. Not being allowed to enter&nbsp;the Puja room or visit the Temple are some of the&nbsp;major restrictions enforced. They&nbsp;are also restricted from offering prayers and touching holy books. The basis for this myth is founded on the cultural belief that menstruating people are not 'pure.' Unfortunately&nbsp;this is still practised&nbsp;in different parts of the world, ranging from Bali to India to even Nepal. So we must constantly make an effort to do away this silly myth!
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