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Periods: what helps ease the pain?

Cinnamon buns, a vibrator and a TV series: what helps get through period pain.

PurpurMagBeing a woman · 1 min

Periods: what helps ease the pain?

Surround yourself with buns, a vibrator and a TV series, and greet your period in style 💗

Periods. What helps ease the pain?

Child's pose and warm, fresh cinnamon buns

Sex and an intense orgasm

A hot-water bottle and breathing exercises

A little wine and pickles

Masturbation

My man, who buys me chocolate and wipes away my tears

TV series, painkillers and a good mattress

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