Medieval women: everything you wanted to know
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Menstrual Cramps
In terms of managing it, you know, it's definitely seen as something that is tiring and debilitating. When we look at medical manuals surrounding this, everyone acknowledges that it's not a great time. In terms of just managing the bleeding, women are kind of making pads out of rags. This is the major way that you kind of catch menses.
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