I'm a women's health doctor- here are the period symptoms you should never ignore READ MORE: It took 5 years for doctors to diagnosed me with endometriosis By Maiya Focht Health Reporter For Dailymail.Com Published: 16:17 EDT, 24 June 2024 | Updated: 17:11 EDT, 24 June 2024 e-mail View comments Each month, millions of women push through their periods, dealing with symptoms that range from annoying to downright debilitating. Many women recognize the hallmark cramps, weird cravings and irritability that comes accompanies their time of the month, but there are three period symptoms women should pay closer attention to, according to Dr Raj Arora, a UK-based general practitioner who specializes in women's health.
She warned on TikTok that if you're suffering from sharp back pain, dizziness or pain that makes it difficult to function, you 'must go speak to your doctor.' These three symptoms are 'not normal and you should never ignore' them because they could be signs of underlying conditions, including some linked to depression and infertility, she explained. Dr Raj Arora specializes in women's health issues and has been open about her own endometriosis diagnosis Extreme pain that makes it difficult to move could be a sign that you're dealing with an underlying condition like endometriosis or polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) Each month, if the egg a woman releases from her ovary isn't fertilized by sperm to develop into a fetus, the body naturally sheds the lining of the uterus, re.