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

By Mike Armour, Associate Professor at NICM Health Research Institute, Western Sydney University

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 your tummy.

So how are these devices supposed to stop your pain? Are they safe? Do they actually work?

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