When I first started getting my cycle, I'd have to stay home from school because the cramps were so bad. Nothing really worked other then the fetal position, if and when it worked! I got lucky that after a couple of years the cramps started to lessen and not bother me so much as I got older. Every so often I'll get some really bad ones, but nothing like I used to get -- some Tylenol works wonders!

One of my male co-workers asked a bunch of us women what menstrual cramps felt like, I told him that he needed to twist his family jewels for a minute or two, release them for about twenty to thirty seconds, then twist again for a couple of minutes. Rinse and repeat until whatever meds kicked in. The look on his face was priceless!