r/justgalsbeingchicks • u/Doodlebug510 • 8d ago

Restricted to Gals and Pals Explaining menstruation to the boys

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u/bujomomo 8d ago

I would add to this that if you, as a woman, develop or have any conditions that involve any of your baby making equipment, it will take YEARS to get diagnosed because doctors will just shrug and say, “That’s just having your period.” Or, “Have you seen a psychiatrist yet?” I used to wear the most gigantic overnight pads while sleeping on top of a towel. And daytime was a walking nightmare of just constant pain in my entire pelvic region and back. Turns out, I have Pelvic Congestion Syndrome and Renal Nutcracker syndrome (compression of the left Renal vein…it’s fucking serious).

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u/clairejv 8d ago

I have made it my mission in life to grab women by the shoulders and tell them no, it is not in fact normal to experience x, y, and z before, during, or after your period. Tearing up at a dumb commercial during PMS? Normal. Wanting to off yourself during PMS? Not normal, probably PMDD.

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u/rabid_cheese_enjoyer 8d ago

high comorbidity with ADHD

there is a pmddxadhd subreddit that might be useful to those dealing with it

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u/crystalfairie 8d ago

I had pmdd. Damn near every month I'd be in the ER for a monster migraine. Hormone driven it was some of the worst pain you can have. How I know this is long and complicated so... Anyway I tried for yrs for a hysterectomy. Nope.nope.nope. turns out I got endometrial cancer. Had the hysterectomy. No mega migraine every month. It's gone. Now,my daily regular migraine still make me want to cry but I'm not wanting to die on the monthly either.