I opened the email, and my heating pad slipped as I shifted to the edge of my seat.
Could this really be the magical answer to the burning ball of fiery knives inside my uterus?
PMS Pain Be Gone!
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Not just as someone with intense period pain due toendometriosis, but also as a C-suite-level marketing professional.
I couldnt tell what was worse, the cramps in my uterus or the knife in my back.
How do I know this?
And as much as I feel CBD assists me in my pain management, its not my cure-all.
I could replace my blood with CBD oil and I would still have intense cramps.
Not to mention, theres just no science or regulation behind these claims.
I quickly grabbed my phone and did what all opinionated millennial women do: rant on social media.
Messages immediately poured in.
I was not alone.
Other women had similar experiences with the new wave of CBD products.
Screenshots of high-end packaging and their ingredient labels flooded my DMs.
Once again, I was taken aback by the prices, claims, ingredients, and minimal CBD contents.
This is an incredibly personal issue for me because my periods are definitely not normal.
I received my official endometriosis diagnosis after a laparoscopy in the summer of 2015.
Up until my surgery, I was subjected to bouts of extreme discomfort and frequent UTIs.
Sex was painful, and sometimes I would bleed during or after.
I was opposed to opioid use and searched for an alternative.
Beauty products, supplements, and pain management aids were all labeled with CBD seemingly overnight.
(But not specifically pain due to PMS or endometriosis.)
I rely on trustworthy products and brands because my well-being cant afford anything less.
CBD and cannabis aided my journey of health and self-growth.
Women already go through insurmountable pain with few options and skeptical doctors.
When we find something that we think works, we need to know that we can consistently trust it.
But right now, we dont have that for CBD.
