[metmom]

The period is "way over-romanticized," says Linda Gordon, a New York University professor specializing in women's history and the history of sexuality.

"It doesn't take long for women to go from being excited about having a period to feeling it's a pain in the neck," said Gordon,

Well, there's a couple understatements if ever I heard one.

[AnnaZ]

Well, there's a couple understatements if ever I heard one

No kidding. Yeesh.