陳曉晨（Chen X. Chen）: 造成生理期疼痛的三大原因

造成生理期疼痛的三大原因

有數億人受到經痛的影響。50% 至 90 ％ 有生理期的人在生理期期間都會有腹部或骨盆腔的劇烈絞痛。每個人的狀況有所不同，從輕微的不適，到一陣又一陣的抽痛，到不亞於分娩疼痛的宮縮式絞痛。所以，為什麼經痛會這麼痛？陳曉晨（Chen X. Chen）博士會為大家解釋這種極常見的現象。

導演：凱特琳‧麥卡錫
旁白：亞歷山卓‧潘澤
音樂：山姆‧米西里歐格魯

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