About this podcast
Tired of suffering from "death cramps" for 20 years, Kate Helen Downey has to find her own answers. She interviews top doctors and researchers, and delves into topics from period poops to endometriosis surgery 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.
60 episodes · Health
CRAMPED
About this podcast
Tired of suffering from "death cramps" for 20 years, Kate Helen Downey has to find her own answers. She interviews top doctors and researchers, and delves into topics from period poops to endometriosis surgery 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.
Recent episodes
- Endo Excision Surgeon Dr. Iris Orbuch: Why She Can't Take Insurance29 Sept · 19 min
- Your Uterus Sends a Monthly Report. Someone's Finally Reading It! w/ Ridhi Tariyal22 Sept · 46 min
- The GYRL Lab is Doing The Viagra For Cramps Follow-Up Study!15 Sept · 35 min
- The Personal Finances of Period Pain w Tori Dunlap8 Sept · 48 min
- Are There Heavy Metals in Our Tampons, and Is That...OK?27 Aug · 11 min
- New Non-Invasive Tests for Endometriosis w Dr. Gail Busby18 Aug · 45 min
- FIBROIDS: Everything You Need To Know11 Aug · 45 min
- Unladylike: Where Does Perimenopause End and Capitalism Begin?4 Aug · 56 min
- The Impact of Endometriosis on Male Partners Study, w/ Comedian Jenny Zigrino28 Jul · 18 min
- The HER Agenda: Three Bills About Period Pain, w/ Congresswoman Yassamin Ansari21 Jul · 36 min
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