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Kate Downey

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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Using Period Blood to Diagnose Disease - Subscriber only episode teaser

You know how many diseases are diagnosed or monitored by drawing blood from a vein in your... more

04 Nov 2025

11 MINS

11:50

04 Nov 2025

#25

Recurring UTIs and the Microbiome

Kate brings on a friend for a Case Study episode all about recurring UTIs and the vaginal ... more

21 Oct 2025

43 MINS

43:27

21 Oct 2025

#24

What Is Patient Advocacy and How Do I Do It? with Tight Lipped

Everybody's always telling us patient advocacy is the way to solve systemic issues in wome... more

30 Sep 2025

26 MINS

26:14

30 Sep 2025

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How To Talk About Your Period Pain: Subscriber-only Episode Teaser

Why does it feel so hard to talk about our period pain? Who benefits when we stay quiet? H... more

16 Sep 2025

08 MINS

08:50

16 Sep 2025

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Pelvic Floor Physical Therapy for Period Pain with Dr. Sara Reardon

Kate talks to Dr. Sara Reardon, aka The Vagina Whisperer - a board-certified pelvic floor ... more

04 Sep 2025

27 MINS

27:54

04 Sep 2025

#21

Surgery for Period Pain (Part 2)

Kate is back from surgery! In Part 2 of this 2 part episode, Kate walks through the day of... more

07 Aug 2025

28 MINS

28:36

07 Aug 2025

#20

Surgery For Period Pain (Part 1)

Kate is back from surgery! In Part 1 of a 2 part series, she goes step by step through the... more

29 Jul 2025

27 MINS

27:09

29 Jul 2025

#19

Going Off Hormonal Birth Control

In this Case Study episode, Kate brings on Deanna Hart-Nokes, who just went off hormonal b... more

22 Jul 2025

46 MINS

46:48

22 Jul 2025

#18

Fibroids and The White Dress Project

Fibroids are a super common cause of severe period pain - up to 80% of people with a uteru... more

15 Jul 2025

33 MINS

33:30

15 Jul 2025

#17

Cycle Tracking: Subscriber-only Episode Teaser

Kate talks to Laura Federico and Morgan Miller, authors of The Cycle Book, all about cycle... more

11 Jul 2025

16 MINS

16:08

11 Jul 2025

#16

Endo's Last Stand - Surgery & Spitefulness

Kate is getting endometriosis excision surgery today! She shares some details, and a story... more

03 Jul 2025

08 MINS

08:48

03 Jul 2025

#15

Ovarian Cysts

Kate talks to her friend Taylor Hallam, who has struggled with ovulation pain and ovarian ... more

26 Jun 2025

47 MINS

47:15

26 Jun 2025

#14

MTHFR Gene Mutations, Normal Lab Results, and Changing Pain - Your Qs!

Kate answers some questions that listeners asked her to research for them, including: Wha... more

18 Jun 2025

26 MINS

26:10

18 Jun 2025

#13

CRAMPED is back: Season 1.5

CRAMPED is back with new episodes - but we need your help! Subscribe to our [Patreon] (htt... more

11 Jun 2025

02 MINS

02:29

11 Jun 2025

#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?

Kate talks to her mom about joining the Boston Women's Health Movement in the 1970s. Why w... 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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