We Don't Know How Many People Have Severe Period Pain, And That's a Problem

It seems like a simple question, right? How many other people out there are experiencing "death cramps"? It turns out...not so much. Kate brings on her sister Maeve, who also gets death cramps, to figure out why they never talked about the horrible pain they were both in. They look at a meta-study of the prevalence of severe period pain, and bring in data scientist Andrea Jones-Rooy to explain why the data on this is so bad. Episode transcript and citations: https://www.katehelendowney.com/episode-3-transcriptEditorial Producer: Kelsey DiLanzo Sound Design & Mixing: Kelly Kramarik at Maven Post MediaAssociate Producer: Katelyn Sabater Theme song: FaridehPodcast art: Nicholas ScheppardThis podcast is supported by the Simons Foundation’s Science, Society & CultureDivisionFiscal partnership is provided by the Arkansas Podcast CollaborativePublished in partnership with Multitude. Contact them for advertising inquiries at https://multitude.productions/adsThis publication is for entertainment and informational purposes only, and does not represent itself as medical advice. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.