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Symptom Checker
Step 4: Read and complete the decision guide to learn more about your symptoms.
Painful Menstrual Cramps
So far your answers make it unlikely that an infection or pregnancy is the cause of your painful cramps.
Sometimes menstrual pains can be related to methods of birth control.
Did you recently start or have you been using an intrauterine device, an IUD?
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