
About Ultravana®
Ultravana® Period Pain Relief tablets offer effective relief from period pain and cramps for up to 12 hours, helping people to get on with their day. Suitable for women aged 15-50, Ultravana® contains the non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug, naproxen.
Period pain can range from a dull, achy sensation to intense pain that feels unmanageable and is difficult to relieve. Despite its potential to seriously impact people's quality of life, sometimes causing them to miss work or school, women are often told that painful periods are normal.
Nearly all (96%) of women experience some type of period pain.
Period pain, or dysmenorrhoea if we use its medical term, is typically experienced at the start of a period, but for some it may begin several days before they start bleeding. The pain can be dull or sharp, and the cramps can spread to your thighs and back.
There are two types of period pain (dysmenorrhoea):
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Primary - This is caused by your period alone and doesn't have any other underlying cause.
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Secondary - This is caused by an underlying gynaecological issue, such as fibroids.
Ultravana® is an effective treatment for primary dysmenorrhoea and is available to buy without a prescription, from leading national pharmacy retailers, community pharmacies, and via our direct-to-consumer website.
Don’t take your period lying down
Until recently, discussing your period publicly would have been unthinkable. But the tide is beginning to turn as women and people with periods recognise that they no longer have to 'put up and shut up'. Through the awareness and education campaigns we are running with our period care brands Evana® and Ultravana®, we hope to get to a place where everyone has the confidence to talk about their menstrual health openly and honestly, and not be afraid or ashamed to ask for help if they need it.
In August 2024, we took to Waterloo train station to help get the period conversation flowing with our unique 3D hypergram activation – Don’t take your period lying down.
Check out the video below: