What's a TENS machine? Can it help my period pain or endometriosis?

  • Written by: Mike Armour, Associate Professor at NICM Health Research Institute, Western Sydney University
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If you’ve been on social media recently you might have noticed sponsored posts and ads for a variety of small, portable electrical devices. These claim to manage period or endometriosis pain safely and without drugs.

Most devices have a small box that generates an electrical pulse, and wires connected to sticky pads, which go on...

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