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Every month I had to endure the cramps, the nausea, the bleeding that never seemed to stop. I thought it was normal and I pretended everything was fine, even when I had to cancel plans, miss work, or lie in bed with a heating pad. I think I was in a state of denial and accepted that it's women's...
I've always hated my periods. They were so painful and heavy, I felt like I was dying every month. I felt like I was different from everyone else, like I was flawed. I hated to participate during PE classes.
When I was 15, the doctor prescribed me a hormonal contraception that eased my pain. I was taking HC for 17 years....
I woke woke up in a middle of the night with a familiar pain in my lower abdomen, a sign that my period had arrived. In the morning I reached for my phone and I saw a long list of messages and emails, demanding my attention and time. I felt a surge of anxiety and guilt, knowing that I...
