well i went to l&d last night because i was having menstrual cramps that were 10 mins apart for 6 hours straight and they were getting worse...i called my doctor and they told me to go into the hospital...well they hooked me up to the monitor and sure enough i was contracting every 1-2 minutes..also having some strong ones..when they checked me first i wasn't dialited, but then 1 hour later i was a finger