Well, not to “what if” you again, LOL, but what if our medical system actually prioritized the female body the way it does the male body? What if we had access to medication and remedies that would ease the many varieties of menstrual pain, and help regulate blood flow? So many of us hate our periods because of the difficult symptoms they come with, but if the medical system actually cared about women, it would have long ago come out with countless medications to help with all these symptoms and we wouldn’t have to deal with them. I’m so sorry your experience was so difficult. (Mine was, too.) Thank you for sharing this!