We got 3 men to experience period pain. Here's exactly how it went.

Women's pain is so often diminished, forgotten or ignored. 

Whether it's a heavily pregnant woman still doing the daily trek to the office or the rest of us pretending we're not about to faint from period cramps, most women have experienced the pervasive "just deal with it" attitude firsthand.

The result? Delays in diagnoses and inadequate pain management for conditions like PCOS, endometriosis and fibroids that affect millions of us.

Listen: In Mamamia's brand new podcast Well, co-hosts Claire Murphy and Dr Mariam discuss everything you need to know about periods and bust a few myths along the way. Post continues below.

A landmark survey by the Victorian Government found that nearly half of women are impacted by issues related to menstruation, pregnancy and birth complications. Yet, according to Neurofen's Gender Pain Gap Index Report, 55 per cent of Australian women felt their pain was ignored or dismissed.

So often, women's pain is an unseen struggle. So, we decided to showcase women's pain in a new way.

We recruited three men to participate in a period pain simulation experiment. Could they handle what we've been forced to put up (and shut up) with all our lives? Spoiler alert: they could not.

Watch: Mamamia male recruits take the period pain stimulation test. Post continues below.

So, how does the test work?

Well, level 5 feels like a small period cramp, level 7 is average for cramping, and level 10 is early-stage labour.

Our brave (or foolish?) male volunteers started feeling the burn from the very beginning:

"How do you live with this?" they asked at level ONE. Yes, ONE.

By level 6, "I would have called in sick ages ago. I would have called in sick at a level 2."

Level 7 earned a simple word, "Torture."

And level 10? No words, just groaning and frantic grabbing at their lower backs in pure agony.

The result?

"I thought that I understood what the pain felt like, but had just never experienced that level of pain. I was super wrong," one man said.

"Why don't we fix this? That's actually insane."

"Why don't we fix this?" Welcome to the question women have been asking for... forever.

The dismissal of women's pain, particularly for "feminine issues," isn't just annoying — it's a pervasive problem that demands attention.

Introducing Mamamia's new podcast, Well.

Well tackles the taboo, the annoying, the embarrassing and the scary health topics you're probably considering seeing a doctor about — from insomnia to weird periods to preventing dementia. Think of it as a full-body health check for the Australian woman.

Hosted by Claire Murphy (who is full of questions) and Dr Mariam (who is the doctor everyone wishes they had), it's your new go-to for women's health.

Because if men can't handle simulated period pain for five minutes, maybe it's time we stopped being expected to soldier through it with a smile.

Well, Mamamia's new health brand for women, launching March 27, is shaped by the health experiences of women just like you. Sign up to the Well newsletter to receive your weekly dose of trusted health expertise without the medical jargon, ask a question or share your story.

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At Well, our goal is to improve the health of one million Aussie women by delivering the game-changing health info they actually need.
This initiative is made possible through the support of our presenting partner, Chemist Warehouse, and our pelvic health topic sponsors, Metagenics and Chemist Warehouse.