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One nerd’s quest to find out why we know next to nothing about period pain. Tired of suffering from "death cramps" with no diagnosis for 20 years, Kate Downey has to look for her own answers. She interviews top doctors and researchers, and delves into topics from Greek history to sitcoms to TikTok wellness scams, all to figure out why menstrual pain is so often dismissed and untreated. What she finds will change how you think about your own body and the medical system. Because having a microphon...

Episodes (36)

Your Period Blood Has a Weird Origin Story: Spiral Arteries, Uterine Milk, and M...

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PMDD, Intrusive Thoughts, Hormones & Medication: Riven's Diagnosis Story

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Sex Ed with DB: Testosterone, Pleasure, and the Libido Myth

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Episodes (36)

Your Period Blood Has a Weird Origin Story: Spiral Arteries, Uterine Milk, and M...

PMDD, Intrusive Thoughts, Hormones & Medication: Riven's Diagnosis Story

Sex Ed with DB: Testosterone, Pleasure, and the Libido Myth

The Boner Pill That Might Cure Period Pain

Taking No Shit From Her Endo Specialist: Daphne's Diagnosis Story

How To Spot A Garbage Period Pain Study with Prof Jones-Rooy

An Endometriosis Historian Breaks Down 2000 Years of Medical Misogyny

Can Talking About Cramps Improve Your Sex Life?

Period Pain in Fiction: Two Artists Who Turned Their Diagnosis Into Art

Menstrual Leave Is Already Happening in More Places Than You Think

Endometriosis, Hysterectomies, and Rebellious Ovaries: A Trans Comedian's Surger...

Has Period Pain Education Gotten Better for Teens? We Asked a High Schooler

Sasheer Zamata Doesn't Want To Ride a Horse on her Period

Diet, Exercise, and Period Pain: What You Might Be Missing

Is Period Pain All In Our Heads? A Pain Psychologist Explains What's Actually Ha...

The State of Period Pain Research and Treatment in 2025: A Year in Review

Could Your Menstrual Cup Diagnose Endometriosis? Scientists Are Working On It

Recurring UTIs, BV, and Yeast Infections: What Your Vaginal Microbiome Has to Do...

Patient Advocacy Actually Changed OB-GYN Education - How Tight Lipped Did It

Why It's So Hard to Talk About Period Pain & How to Start

Pelvic Floor PT for Period Pain & Why You're Probably Peeing Wrong

Endometriosis Excision Surgery: What the Day of Surgery and 6-Week Recovery Actu...

I Got Endo Surgery: The Imaging Results & Costs

What Actually Happens to Your Body When You Go Off Hormonal Birth Control

80% of People With a Uterus Will Get Fibroids - Why Don't We Know Why?

Is Tracking Your Period App Actually Cycle Tracking? (Probably Not)

Endo's Last Stand - Surgery & Spitefulness

Ovarian Cysts: Why Doctors Keep Calling Them "Normal" and What That Misses

Your Questions Answered: Why Do My Cramps Change Every Month? What Does 'Normal'...

CRAMPED is back: Season 1.5

The Evolutionary Reason We Get Periods, And What It Explains About the Pain

Why Is There No Period Pain On The Internet (or TV, or Movies)?

Feminists in the '70s Knew More About Their Bodies Than We Do Now. What Happened...

Medical Trauma from Period Pain Is Real. Here's What It Actually Looks Like

I Got a Diagnosis! Now What?

How Do I Balance My Hormones?

Inside the Lab Actually Trying to Cure Period Pain

We Don't Know How Many People Have Severe Period Pain, And That's a Problem

Why the ER Often Doesn't Help With Period Pain

Death Cramps: Is This Normal?

A Preview of Period Pain Answers

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