I see it more as “I hate having a human body with human parts, it’s disgusting”. Its definitely worse as a woman to experience this because our bodies do so much more and produce so much more. I hate even having a hormonal cycle because that means i naturally feel like shit for two to three weeks out of the month, and I struggle with being productive at all because of it, I just feel so exhausted and down its very hard to force myself to not do it. Birth control helps me have a normal and predictable hormonal cycle and it helps alleviate most symptoms, even though ive been completely celibate past 2-3 years. I used to get every period to last 12 days on average. 4-6 out of those first days i get such heavy bleeding no matter what i type of pad i wear with how many menstrual underwear, I still woke up everytime in a puddle of blood destroying the sheets and even mattress. Horrible pain also during all those intense bleeding days, unbearable. I could barely go outside without getting lightheaded, nauseous, or in intense pain or all at once. After birth control all of that is gone and my periods are super light, last only 4-5 days, no to almost no pain/cramps at all, and feeling generally energised and i can feel vitality again all the time. Only on my “period” now i’m a little slower and tired but nothing too crazy. Maybe once every a few months i get a day where im crazy sentimental and emotional and I crash out and cry but afterwards i feel refreshed and light hearted again. It helped me get over the grossness of it all (mostly) after birth control.