CRAMPED

Death Cramps: Is This Normal?


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Just how bad are Kate's "really bad cramps"? And what could be causing them? 

In the first of ten episodes, host Kate Helen Downey describes what happens when "death cramps" strike at work. Gynecologist and author Dr. Karen Tang explains what she looks for when a patient has severe period pain, and why someone might spend years in diagnosis limbo.

Transcript & citations available here: 

https://www.katehelendowney.com/episode-1

Editorial Producer: Kelsey DiLanzo 

Sound Design & Mixing: Kelly Kramarik at Maven Post Media

Associate Producer: Katelyn Sabater 

Theme song: Farideh

Podcast art: Nicholas Scheppard

 

This podcast is supported by the Simons Foundation’s Science, Society & Culture

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Fiscal partnership is provided by the Arkansas Podcast Collaborative

 

This publication is for entertainment and informational purposes only, and does not represent itself as medical advice. 

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