Along with what others have mention: period cramps/periods in general don’t get taken seriously, they should be. Maybe this has nothing to do with gender, but my mom and I both have a very hard time getting doctors to take us seriously about any kind of pain at all, and I’ve heard it’s a common thing with women
Reason why: From my own personal experience I will soon be going to doctor #3 about my debilitating pain that has caused me to miss school and work. It is a horrible pain that has seriously impacted my life, and I have just been told to take pills. They are a temporary solution that has a 50/50 chance of working.
Also, the amount of disgusting comments I see when women say they’d like paid sick day for at least the first day is ridiculous. No, this type of pain is not always able to be “ignored” and it’s hard to just push through it when I seriously feel like something is tearing apart my uterus.
this type of pain is abnormal, and can sometimes get worse if untreated. And depending on what is causing the pain, the “get worse if untreated”=losing the ability to have kids.
I swear, I ever hear one more motherfucker tell me this pain is normal I’m going to punch a wall. No, it’s not.