Hi everyone, I’m looking for some advice about my period. I’ve always felt very lucky with my period: short flow, heavy on the first and second day, some spotting third and fourth and then I was done. Cramps were very minimal, nothing a dose of ibuprofen couldn’t fix. I’m turning 30 later this year and over the last few years my period has gotten worse. Still a short flow, with heavy days on the first two days, but the cramping is out of this world. I’ve been to my gyno and everything checks out normal and they only ever recommend birth control as a way to eliminate the cramping. My husband and I are wanting to plan a family within the next year, so that’s just something I don’t want to do. I haven’t been on birth control since I was 18. It seems this past round not even ibuprofen is helping. The cramps are so bad I feel like I’m going to throw up. I’ve been using heat, orgasms and stretching to help, but it seems as soon as I’m done, they come back worse than ever. Any advice?