Taking No Shit From Her Endo Specialist: Daphne's Diagnosis Story
You've heard MY diagnosis and treatment story - now I'm handing the mic over to other people who have been through the period pain fire and come out the other side. Daphne had been on birth control si...
8 Apr 29min
How To Spot A Garbage Period Pain Study with Prof Jones-Rooy
PATREON-ONLY EPISODE TEASERJoin the CRAMPED Patreon (even at the free tier!) to listen to the full episode: https://patreon.com/crampedWe don't get very many studies on menstrual pain - so when we fin...
2 Apr 17min
An Endometriosis Historian Breaks Down 2000 Years of Medical Misogyny
Endometriosis Historian & Professor of Medical Humanities Dr Maria Rovito comes on CRAMPED to talk 2000 years of endometriosis, wandering wombs, and hysteria. Her new book, Crippling Endometriosis: Fe...
24 Mar 40min
Can Talking About Cramps Improve Your Sex Life?
Obviously we're big on communicating about your pain here at CRAMPED - we've covered the research that shows talking about your pain actually reduces your pain levels - but what about PLEASURE? Could ...
17 Mar 50min
Period Pain in Fiction: Two Artists Who Turned Their Diagnosis Into Art
If you've been looking up some Oscar-nominated short films to watch before the awards show, you may have noticed one called "Jane Austen's Period Drama". Seeing this in theaters inspired Kate to final...
10 Mar 33min
Menstrual Leave Is Already Happening in More Places Than You Think
Can you imagine waking up with death cramps, and instead of dragging yourself to work with your heating pad and a bucket of ibuprofen or using up one of your sick days, you could just...use a PAID men...
3 Mar 11min
Endometriosis, Hysterectomies, and Rebellious Ovaries: A Trans Comedian's Surgery Saga
Comedian Max Gross is back on CRAMPED for an update on his adventures with endometriosis, hysterectomies, and rebellious ovaries! Max and Kate try to figure out how big their internal organs actually ...
17 Feb 40min
Has Period Pain Education Gotten Better for Teens? We Asked a High Schooler
What's it like to get period pain in middle or high school today? It's been 20 YEARS since my own pretty abysmal menstrual health education, and I wondered - has it gotten better? Has the internet hel...
11 Feb 36min
