“So you really have NO symptoms before your period!?” The homeopathist asks with incredulity. She stops her tip-tip-tapping on the laptop for a moment to look up at me.

It’s hard for me to answer that question. I get squirmy. Because the answer is no, but it’s also much more than that.

“So you don’t have low mood, or get tired, cry a lot, cramps, nothing…?”

I’m not quite sure what to say. Because yes, my mood does change with my cycle. Yes, I do feel more tired at certain times of the month and need to give myself more rest. Yes, I do cry many many beautiful tears, drops of catharsis and connection, expression and empathy. And yes, sometimes there are cramps… And yet, to me, these are not symptoms. Not at all.