Blood, cramps, PMS headaches – they're hard enough to handle at the best of times, let alone when it's 35°C. So here's how to handle your period when the mercury keeps rising.

Blood, cramps, PMS headaches u2013 they're hard enough to handle at the best of times, let alone when it's 35u00b0C. So here's how to handle your period when the mercury keeps rising.

Period symptoms can be more severe in a heatwave u2013 hereu2019s why

Period symptoms can be more severe in a heatwave – here’s why

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Heatwaves make periods harder to deal with psychologically

High heat also exacerbates certain physical period symptoms 

Your body uses more energy when you’re on your period, so it means you’re likely to feel even groggier during a heatwave, especially if you’re not sleeping well.

Is it the heat or are you symptoms actually PMDD?

It's totally normal to struggle more in this heat.

Period symptoms can be more severe in a heatwave – here’s how to handle them