Dr Rachel Reid-McCann: key facts
- Kind of voice
- Academic
- Role
- Researcher at Oxford University and author of an earlier study of period pain in the Lancet
- Quoted on
- Women's health & gynaecology, Hospital discharge / bed-blocking
- Tracked press citations
- 2
- Most recently quoted
- 29 Sept 2026
- First quoted
- 27 Aug 2026
“It is possible that the experience of moderate or severe period pain can alter the brain structure and how it functions in response to painful stimuli, making chronic pain more likely in the future.”
What Dr Rachel Reid-McCann has said
“Not only can irregular periods be burdensome in the short term, but they have also been associated with longer-term chronic health and reproductive outcomes, making prompt investigation important.”
Researcher at Oxford University and author of an earlier study of period pain in the Lancet · Hospital discharge / bed-blocking · 27 Aug 2026 · Women with irregular periods should be checked for PMOS, NHS says ↗
Where Dr Rachel Reid-McCann has been quoted
- Teenagers with period pain more likely to have chronic adult pain, study saystheguardian.com · 29 Sept 2026
- Women with irregular periods should be checked for PMOS, NHS saystheguardian.com · 27 Aug 2026
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