Oh you poor thing, it's awful isn't it? I'm sure you've tried every painkiller and alternative remedy under the sun - nothing every really worked for me either.

Have you seen a specialist at all - sometimes surgery helps.

For what it's worth, for me the period pain was actually worse than the pain of contractions. Labour was still very tough, don't get me wrong, but it was different in that it was incredibly intense and exhausting, rather than purely painful. (don't know if that makes you feel any better )