CRAMPED
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.
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 30 minutes
- Episodes
- 24
- Years Active
- 2024 - 2025
The ER: Why Isn't Period Pain Treated Like Other Kinds of Pain?
An exploration of why ERs are not effective at helping people in severe pain from their period.
00:40:47 |
Tue 11 Feb 2025
Death Cramps: Is This Normal?
Just how bad are Kate's "really bad cramps"? And what could be causing them?
In the first of ten episodes, host Kate Helen Downey describes what happens when "death cramps" strike at work. Gynecolo…
00:41:39 |
Tue 04 Feb 2025
A Preview of Period Pain Answers
A sneak peek at what's to come in the 10 episodes of CRAMPED - first episode dropping Tuesday February 4th, with new episodes weekly for 10 weeks.
See more info at https://www.katehelendowney.com/c…
00:05:43 |
Tue 21 Jan 2025
Introducing Cramped
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 int…
00:02:25 |
Mon 04 Nov 2024
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