The author writes about her personal struggle with endometriosis and how society has normalised period pain.
Tag: period pain
A Monthly Cloud Burst
A poem on dysmenorrhea, the medical term for painful menstrual cycles.
In Remembrance Of
An ode to the body, especially the female body, and how it persists after illness, violence and surgery.
Walking With Sugarcane Bundles
Dedicated to all the women sugarcane cutters in Maharashtra, who undergo a hysterectomy to avoid monthly period pain.
Period Pain: My Thoughts on Pill Shaming
The notion that the women have to bear their menstrual cramps is deeply steeped in the patriarchal idea of womanhood.