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 Maalis 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 Maalis 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 Maalis 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 Maalis 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 Helmi 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 Helmi 36min
Sasheer Zamata Doesn't Want To Ride a Horse on her Period
Sasheer Zamata (SNL, Agatha All Along, Ghosts) hangs out for a little 2 person "clam bake" to tell the story of her period pain and fibroids, how she changed her approach to healthcare, and what it's ...
3 Helmi 36min
Diet, Exercise, and Period Pain: What You Might Be Missing
Have you ever sought help for your period pain and been told "just lose some weight", or "exercise more", or "just cut out [insert any food group here]"? We know that diet and exercise is important, a...
27 Tammi 44min
