is there a relationship with monthly cramps?

This is probably a strange one, and I hope it hasn't been asked before. I have always suffered from painful periods - most months, I wind up curled up in a little ball trying not to faint! I sometimes wonder if what I'm going through is in any way related. I do notice a slightly worse burning semsation, but use natural products. Does anyone else suffer with this as well? My periods have never been the same since I started on the microgynon pill ages ago, and that's when all my pain first started (though it got a lot worse when I went on my second contraceptive pill)

I have it too and was just diagnosed with endometriosis so maybe it's related to that too? But vulvodynia wouldn't cause cramps but during my period I itch and burn worse too but cramps I woukd imagine wouldnt go with v.

I don't think the v causes the cramps, but wondered if cramps are something that can lead to V. I know they're very separate things, but if you're used to crippling pain in that region (and it's all in a way linked to reproduction) is it possible it's a trigger?

You probably have two separate things going on. Like I said I had vulvodynia and on top if that endometriosis. When you get cramps I would assume that the pain might be worse because your muscles tighten down there too but I doubt its related. When I had vulvodynia it was alwqys worse with my period but so were my cramps. I finally went on birth control and that helped big time

I get painful periods, I don't think they are particularly linked? Cramps are the womb contracting, although if we have pelvic floor dysfunction then I do wonder if the womb cramps could set off the pelvic floor muscles?
I find my vulvodynia is worse just before a period so when I get the cramps the V has eased off. Cramps are pretty bad today and I said I would do dinner gonna get hubby to help and dose myself up...... With whiskey if I need to! Lol