“Women themselves may ignore their pain as “not that bad,” because for them the pain may really not be that bad. For example, for many women the pain of menstrual cramps is worse than the pain of a heart attack – after all, the force generated by the uterus during menstrual cramps is the same as the force generated during the second stage of labor. Yet, women with menstrual cramps are somehow viewed as weak and complainers. It’s systemic gaslighting and it makes me want to scream.”
