Podcast

CRAMPED

Author: Kate Downey
Feed episode count: 42
Official site: https://art19.com/shows/cramped
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Summary

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 microphone gets you more answers than having a uterus. Season 1 launches weekly episodes starting February 2025.

Episodes

May 12, 2026 · not_requested

Using AI To Help Get To A Diagnosis

Duration seconds: 3137
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May 8, 2026 · not_requested

Your Period Blood Has a Weird Origin Story: Spiral Arteries, Uterine Milk, and Monkey Eyeballs

Duration seconds: 941
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Apr 28, 2026 · not_requested

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

Duration seconds: 1131
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Apr 21, 2026 · not_requested

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

Duration seconds: 3468
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Apr 14, 2026 · not_requested

The Boner Pill That Might Cure Period Pain

Duration seconds: 1442
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Apr 8, 2026 · not_requested

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

Duration seconds: 1786
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Apr 2, 2026 · not_requested

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

Duration seconds: 1022
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Mar 24, 2026 · not_requested

An Endometriosis Historian Breaks Down 2000 Years of Medical Misogyny

Duration seconds: 2421
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Mar 17, 2026 · not_requested

Can Talking About Cramps Improve Your Sex Life?

Duration seconds: 3027
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Mar 10, 2026 · not_requested

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

Duration seconds: 2023
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Mar 3, 2026 · not_requested

Menstrual Leave Is Already Happening in More Places Than You Think

Duration seconds: 669
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Feb 17, 2026 · not_requested

Endometriosis, Hysterectomies, and Rebellious Ovaries: A Trans Comedian's Surgery Saga

Duration seconds: 2412
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Feb 11, 2026 · not_requested

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

Duration seconds: 2213
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Feb 3, 2026 · not_requested

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

Duration seconds: 2179
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Jan 27, 2026 · not_requested

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

Duration seconds: 2667
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Jan 13, 2026 · not_requested

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

Duration seconds: 926
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Dec 11, 2025 · not_requested

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

Duration seconds: 1319
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Nov 4, 2025 · not_requested

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

Duration seconds: 710
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Oct 21, 2025 · not_requested

Recurring UTIs, BV, and Yeast Infections: What Your Vaginal Microbiome Has to Do With All of It

Duration seconds: 2607
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Sep 30, 2025 · not_requested

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

Duration seconds: 1574
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Sep 16, 2025 · not_requested

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

Duration seconds: 530
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Sep 4, 2025 · not_requested

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

Duration seconds: 1674
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Aug 7, 2025 · not_requested

Endometriosis Excision Surgery: What the Day of Surgery and 6-Week Recovery Actually Look Like

Duration seconds: 1716
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Jul 29, 2025 · not_requested

I Got Endo Surgery: The Imaging Results & Costs

Duration seconds: 1629
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Jul 22, 2025 · not_requested

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

Duration seconds: 2808
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