This is totally, totally tmi, but do you use tampons? Because I can say that getting my period became about 29384029850 times less annoying once I ditched pads for tampons.

Also, strangely enough, being on birth control pills have made my period much more tolerable. I haven't gotten cramps or PMS at all since I started taking them, and I don't know if that's a typical side-effect of the pill, but I'm certainly grateful!

[/using my only icon of a female, lolz]