PMDD Treatment Options: What Actually Helps, Explained for Partners
SSRIs for PMDD can work in days rather than weeks. Here is what the evidence says about every treatment option, and where a partner genuinely fits.
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Drug-Free Ways to Ease Her Period Cramps
On a night she would rather not take anything, here are the drug-free moves that hold up: heat, gentle movement, ginger, and quiet care.
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Why Are Her Period Cramps Worse Some Months?
Some months floor her, others barely register. Why cramp severity swings from cycle to cycle, what nudges it, and when a bad month is worth a check.
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Does a TENS Unit Help Period Cramps?
A drug-free, low-cost way to take the edge off her cramps. What the evidence really says about TENS, how to use one, and where it fits.
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Period Products Explained for Dads
Pads, tampons, cups, discs, period underwear. The whole aisle explained once, plus the two safety rules that actually matter and exactly what to stock before she needs it.
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How to Massage Her Period Cramps Away: A Partner’s Guide
A simple, evidence-informed way to massage her period cramps: warm up, work the lower belly and back, one pressure point, and when to stop.
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How to Ask Her What She Needs (Without Getting It Wrong)
“What do you need?” hands her a job she has no energy for. Ask a smaller question instead. What she needs on her period sorts into three lanes, and some of it you should never ask about at all.
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Thoughtful Gifts for Someone With Period Cramps (2026)
The best gifts for someone with period cramps, sorted by budget and by symptom. Skip the novelty box and give what she’ll actually use.
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Period Care Package for Her: What to Actually Put In It
Build a period care package she’ll actually use, layer by layer: heat, ginger tea, her own products, comfort, and one chore already done.
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PeriodBro vs Flo for Partners: An Honest Head-to-Head
I built one of these apps, so read accordingly. An honest head-to-head of PeriodBro vs Flo for partners: what each one actually is, where Flo wins, and the privacy question you should ask both of us.
