Menstrual cramps are something 50% of women of childbearing age face at least for two to three days each month! For some, it is even worse and can put them to bed. Some have it so bad that one prominent professor of reproductive health called it “as bad as having a heart attack”. Till some years, the only way a woman could face it was using either a hot compress or using over the counter medicine like ibuprofen. But now there are more options available like cramp relief patches. These medicated skin patches provide almost round the clock relief to suffering women. But how do these cramp relief patches work and why are they the best? Here are some points about them.