Rating of menstrual cramp pain among female respondents in the U.S. in 2023
A survey in 2023 found that 84 percent of female respondents in the United States reported having moderate to severe pain from their menstrual cramps. The medical term for period pain is dysmenorrhea and although it is widespread, discussion is lacking on the topic. This statistic represents the percentage of female respondents in the United States who rated their menstrual cramps as painful or not in 2023.