Menstrual Pain, Ovulation Pain, Menopausal Symptoms and Other Types of Pain in the Female Reproductive Organs
Lydian and Jennifer have spent a fair amount of time discussing the use of kratom and its “addictive” qualities and whether or not kratom is actually addictive or if it is just an herb that takes time to work in the body. Because of its traditional use and its connection to ceremonial traditions in Southeast Asia, Lydian and I classify this herb as a sacred indigenous medicine, but unlike certain other sacred medicines like Ayahuasca, kratom is not psychedelic. It seems to rebalance the body by reducing inflammation, killing pathogens that are colonizing the body, helping the body get rid of sympathetic ganglion “nests” that make the nervous system hypersensitive to pain, and by rebalancing the body’s relationship with blood sugars. Kratom does not create total balance overnight, but rather over the course of months or years of treatment using more than one vein-color and strain of the herb.
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By working with 3 or more vein-colors or strains of kratom and cycling through 3 or more different types of kratom daily or every other day, you can avoid addiction altogether. Each vein-color and strain (which indicates where the kratom tree was grown) has a slightly different effect on the body, which can be beneficial in terms of making the body more flexibly in its response to pain and external stimuli. Some studies have disputed the idea that different vein-colors and strains have different effects, but anecdotal reports regarding the differences among the various veins and strains are strong and resounding. Indeed, Lydi and I have a lot of experience working with kratom personally and with clients and there are indisputable differences in terms of how different strains and vein-colors feel and behave when you take them.Kratom has a lot to offer women in terms of its impact on menstrual and ovulation pain as well as other types of pain afflicting the female reproductive organs. Lydian has successfully used kratom herself for both severe ovulation pain and menstruation pain, but there is a Reddit group that discusses the success that other women have had using kratom for menstrual cramps and ovarian pain too.
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Jennifer has worked with kratom as a post-menopausal woman as well. She and other women report that kratom is an herbal remedy for menopause symptoms like hot flashes and moodiness. As a blood sugar regulator, kratom helps to balance not just daytime moodiness, but also issues related to insomnia and hot flashes.Lydian uses the white vein sumatra strain for ovulation pain every month. This is the vein and strain that works best for her for this type of pain, but it’s possible that every woman would have a specific vein or strain that works best to manage symptoms related to female organs or hormones.
In a kratom study by John’s Hopkins Medicine, less than 3% of kratom users ever showed signs of kratom substance use disorder. About 19% of people who use kratom experience mild side effects and only 9.5% experience symptoms of withdrawal when they stop using kratom. Only 1.9% of kratom users experience strong side effects. Out of 2,798 kratom users, 61% were women, 84% were college educated, and most of them (91%) were using kratom for pain relief. A lot of people who have experience with kratom say that kratom can be addictive in the same way that coffee is addictive. Kratom, after all, is in the same plant family as coffee.
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Resources:
• Reddit (2026). Kratom and “feminine” pain. Retrieved May 26, 2026 from https://www.reddit.com/r/kratom/comments/5jc0pg/kratom_and_feminine_pain/
• Anyone getting relief from kratom? Retrieved May 26, 2026 from https://www.reddit.com/r/Menopause/comments/rk92l7/anyone_getting_relief_from_kratom/
• Budiarti, M. et al. (2025). Exploring the health and biochemical effects of kratom (Mitragyna speciosa) consumption within the local community of Putussibau district, Borneo, Indonesia. Retrieved May 26, 2026 from https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S2212958825001144?__cf_chl_tk=DaPrmBEkCjDMlBPS3v66XqyeAS3Gc_.VmL1jy5BVG.Y-1780002276-1.0.1.1-hp_qj9fsgoZOk.sKluzfOa_Jlu5kPBFXK7bgMU4yNzw
• John’s Hopkin’s Medicine (2020). Natural Herb Kratom May Have Therapeutic Effects And Relatively Low Potential For Abuse Or Harm, According To A User Survey. Retrieved May 26, 2026 from https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/news/newsroom/news-releases/2020/02/natural-herb-kratom-may-have-therapeutic-effects-and-relatively-low-potential-for-abuse-or-harm-according-to-a-user-survey
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