CRAMPED
by Kate Helen Downeyin 🏥 Health & Wellness
CRAMPED
About the Substack
Why are millions of people with uteruses in unexplained and untreated pain? I'm diving deep into the research, history, and effects of severe menstrual pain, and the misogyny in medicine that leaves us alone in our pain.
About Kate Helen Downey
Kate is a podcast producer creating a new limited series investigating why medicine ignores period pain.
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