There’s a huge spectrum of things to know about periods.
Our “monthly natural occurrence” causes a serious disruption to our bodies, between painful cramps, fever, and even serious mood swings.
Being on your period is just an extremely sore experience, which many of us treat with a hot water bottle, a packet of painkillers, or peppermint tea.
Despite so many decades of women getting cramps before their period, there has still been no scientific solution found to prevent the pain that periods incur.
So why is that? With all the technology and resources we have in 2016, you’d think we’d have found a treatment for something as pesky as period pains? But still, no banana.
As it turns out, there hasn’t been enough research done because it is not deemed a serious enough problem.
According to ResearchGate, there have been five times more studies completed on the problem of erectile dysfunction in males than premenstrual syndrome in women.
The main problem hindering researchers from carrying out studies is that they can’t agree on what the symptoms of PMS actually are, as many women suffer from different symptoms.
A professor from the University of Washington, Kathleen Lustyk, told of how grants she applied for were rejected as premenstrual syndrome is:
“… merely a product of our society or culture that has painted a natural process in a negative light and that, given its monthly predictability, leads to suffering through anticipation.”
“I suspect this is a fancy way of saying it’s really just in a woman’s head.”
Oh so we’re just making it up huh? REALLY?
Period cramps are actual devils
— icecream (@Mirabelxawalite) August 23, 2016
