Since she was 13, Adama Dauda, now 25, has struggled with intense menstrual pain which usually begins five days before her menstrual flow, and peaks three days into it.
To her, each menstrual cycle brings as much difficulty as the last or even worse. But it was hardly ever bearable and the pattern was always the same. First, there’s a throbbing in her abdomen, thighs and waistline; then an unexplained weakness follows, accompanied by dizziness, nausea, and body aches of an unusual intensity.
She said she never spoke of her pain or attempted to seek healthcare because no woman around her ever did.
