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Decades Of 鈥楧eath Cramps鈥� Later, A Search For Answers To Period Pain

By Kaia Findlay,
Anita Rao, Wilson Sayre, Amanda Magnus
Published April 4, 2025 at 1:01 PM EDT
An illustration with layered red, pink and blue textures depicting hands cradling a lower abdomen. A glowing blue uterus-like shape is visible beneath the hands. The word 'Embodied' is prominently displayed in bold, blue text at the top.
Charnel Hunter

A podcaster shares her journey of getting to the bottom of her own medical mystery: why she experiences debilitating period cramps every few months.

Ever since got her first extremely painful period at age 14, every month feels like playing Russian roulette with her uterus. Will she get 鈥渘ormal鈥� abdominal discomfort 鈥� or excruciating, life-disrupting 鈥渄eath cramps鈥�?

鈥溾�奩ou don't know if you're gonna spend six hours in the bathroom throwing up every ten minutes and passing out, or if you're gonna be able to go about your normal life,鈥� Kate said.

After decades of not knowing the cause of her pain, Kate set out to find an answer in her podcast , and she shares with Anita how what she uncovered has implications for many other menstruating people.

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Kaia Findlay
Kaia Findlay is the lead producer of Embodied, 吉彩网网站's weekly podcast and radio show about sex, relationships and health. Kaia first joined the 吉彩网网站 team in 2020 as a producer for The State of Things.
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Anita Rao
Anita Rao is an award-winning journalist, host, creator, and executive editor of "Embodied," a weekly radio show and podcast about sex, relationships & health.
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Wilson Sayre
Wilson Sayre is 吉彩网网站's Director of Digital Content leading our podcasting strategy and initiatives. She has worn many hats in the audio world as an editor, producer, consultant and team lead. Wilson was Managing Producer at Pushkin (previously Transmitter Media) where she helped launch shows like Am I Normal, the TED Interview and The Heist. Before that, she served as Executive Producer at Capitol Broadcasting Company and lead reporter for The City podcast from USA Today. Prior to that, she covered social safety net programs at WLRN, Miami's NPR member station. There, she founded the station's youth radio program. Wilson's work has been recognized by the Daniel Schorr Journalism Prize and national Edward R. Murrow Awards. Wilson grew up in North Carolina and enjoys playing banjo and eating chocolate, usually not at the same time.
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Amanda Magnus
Amanda Magnus is the executive producer of Embodied, a weekly radio show and podcast about sex, relationships and health. She has also worked on other 吉彩网网站 shows including Tested and CREEP.
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