CRAMPED
27
Episodes
4.9 / 5
Rating

CRAMPED

by Kate Downey

Category
Health & Fitness
Frequency
Updated Fortnightly
Language
English
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 microphon...

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Recent Reviews

Diagnosing with AI?

Humuspottamus5/12/2026

Really? Liked this show until I saw this episode title.

Wish this pod existed in my youth!

Cathjsmart1/8/2026

I spent my teenage years dealing with death cramps and running into the same non-answers from medial professionals. Eventually, they became manageable when I went on birth control, and now that I’m 40 and I’ve had two children they are squarely in the normal range. I would have loved to have had this resource and camaraderie in my teenage years. Kate is so talented and warm, and I’m grateful she has taken on this work to help women who are suffering.

Life-changing!

UpstateNYMom21/2/2026

I work in the field of women’s health and leaned more in the first episode than I ever knew about these topics! Truly transformative and so helpful!!!

Cystitis

Oreadic10/26/2025

What a great podcast! I just listened to your episode on UTIs, and you should look into interstitial cystitis. You’ll love this one: some (mostly make) doctors don’t believe it’s real.

Studying the Female Body?!

Je suis c'est moi10/2/2025

Finally someone who did a (relatively) thorough review of the data and research we currently have on menstruation and its associated pain. I don’t have a cycle anymore (thx menopause!) but it was so validating to hear what Kate found out in her time (& HARD WORK) making this podcast. So Kate, next stop- menopause, right?! One can dream that she will focus her studies on that next. You must listen to this podcast if you are a female or just know a female. 😁