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Study: Women Buy Wrong Painkiller

healthJune 17, 2026·92 words·1 min read
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Study: Women Buy Wrong Painkiller
A new study looks at women and pain. Many women buy a medicine called paracetamol for period pain. But doctors say a different medicine works better. This medicine is called ibuprofen.
The two medicines are not the same. Ibuprofen stops the pain in the body. Paracetamol works in the head. It is good for headaches. But it does not help cramps as much.
Doctors do not study period pain enough. One scientist said this is a big problem. Many women have bad pain every month. Doctors say these women should get help.

Key Vocabulary

n.
medicine for pain and fever
n.
medicine for pain and swelling
n.
pain in the head
n.
something you take to feel better
n.
monthly blood from a woman's body
Vocabulary Translations· 5 words · 12 languages

Every definition is context-aware — translated based on how the word is used in this article, not a dictionary.

paracetamoln.

medicine for pain and fever

paracetamol (thuốc giảm đau, hạ sốt)paracetamolパラセタモール（解熱鎮痛薬）parasetamolparacetamolparacetamolباراسيتامولparacetamolпарацетамол扑热息痛（对乙酰氨基酚）파라세타몰(아세트아미노펜)
ibuprofenn.

medicine for pain and swelling

ibuprofen (thuốc giảm đau, kháng viêm)ibuprofenoイブプロフェン（消炎鎮痛薬）ibuprofenibuprofenoibuprofenإيبوبروفينibuprofenибупрофен布洛芬이부프로펜
headachen.

pain in the head

đau đầudores de cabeça頭痛baş ağrılarıdolores de cabezabóle głowyصداعhoofdpijnголовная боль头痛두통
medicinen.

something you take to feel better

thuốcremédio薬ilaçmedicinalekarstwoدواءmedicijnлекарство药약
periodn.

monthly blood from a woman's body

kinh nguyệtmenstruação生理（月経）âdet (regl)menstruaciónmiesiączkaالدورة الشهريةmenstruatieменструация月经월경(생리)

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Question 1: True or False

1

The study is about women and pain.

2

Paracetamol works best for period pain.

3

Many women have bad pain every month.

4

Doctors study period pain enough.

Question 2: Multiple Choice

Where does paracetamol work?

Question 3: Multiple Choice

What does the new study look at?

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