• Episode 1 - Death Cramps: Is This Normal?

  • Feb 4 2025
  • Length: 42 mins
  • Podcast

Episode 1 - Death Cramps: Is This Normal?

  • Summary

  • 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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