CRAMPED

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Kate Downey

Health & Fitness Society & Culture Documentary

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.

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#12

Why Do We Even Get Periods?

In season 1's final episode, Kate calls up biological anthropologist Kate Clancy to find o... more

08 Apr 2025

32 MINS

32:43

08 Apr 2025

#11

Why Doesn't Media Talk About Period Pain?

If 51% of the population has a uterus, and 91% of menstruating people experience period pa... more

01 Apr 2025

42 MINS

42:21

01 Apr 2025

#10

What Happened to Feminism and Body Literacy?

See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://a... more

25 Mar 2025

35 MINS

35:19

25 Mar 2025

#9

Do I Have Medical Trauma?

Kate checks in with comedian and recent hysterectomy patient Max Gross, as well as therapi... more

18 Mar 2025

41 MINS

41:49

18 Mar 2025

#8

I Got a Diagnosis. Now What?

Kate sees a specialist and finally gets a diagnosis for the condition causing her severe p... more

11 Mar 2025

38 MINS

38:14

11 Mar 2025

#7

How Do I Balance My Hormones?

Kate gets sucked down a rabbit hole of "hormone balancing" content on TikTok, and wonders.... more

04 Mar 2025

44 MINS

44:41

04 Mar 2025

#6

Who’s Researching New Treatments for Period Pain?

Kate takes a field trip to Evanston, Illinois to visit the Gynecology Research Laboratory,... more

25 Feb 2025

36 MINS

36:27

25 Feb 2025

#5

How Many People Have Severe Period Pain?

It seems like a simple question, right? How many other people out there are experiencing "... more

18 Feb 2025

39 MINS

39:47

18 Feb 2025

#4

The ER: Why Isn't Period Pain Treated Like Other Kinds of Pain?

When you're in severe pain and can't figure out how to make it go away, you might seek hel... more

11 Feb 2025

40 MINS

40:47

11 Feb 2025

#3

Death Cramps: Is This Normal?

Just how bad are Kate's "really bad cramps"? And what could be causing them? In the first... more

04 Feb 2025

41 MINS

41:39

04 Feb 2025

#2

A Preview of Period Pain Answers

A sneak peek at what's to come in the 10 episodes of CRAMPED - first episode dropping Tues... more

21 Jan 2025

05 MINS

05:43

21 Jan 2025

#1

Introducing Cramped

One nerd’s quest to find out why we know next to nothing about period pain. Tired of suffe... more

04 Nov 2024

02 MINS

02:25

04 Nov 2024

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