India, July 25 -- Most people experience mild pain or discomfort during their periods. However, for some, the cramping can become so severe that it may impact their daily ability to function normally. Highlighting this, a content creator shared a video comparing period pains to a heart attack.

She said, "Doctors are now saying that the pain we feel when we experience period cramps is equivalent to the pain we feel when we have a heart attack." The video was shared by Dr Kunal Sood, a double board-certified physician in anesthesiology and interventional pain medicine, on Instagram in a July 25 post.

Dr Kunal said that this is actually true, highlighting that a professor at the University College of London did research which showed that t...