A police officer has been praised after using a period pain simulator.
A cop stepped up to the plate to experience just a taste of what many, many people who have periods go through every month on their cycle.
Period pain relief company Somedays raise awareness for what many of us go through with the use of these simulators.
Advert
The brand was recently at the Calgary Stampede in Canada which is a rodeo and exhibition.
A TikTok shared by Somedays shows the police man with the simulator fixed on to his stomach as the operator explains there are different levels to mimic different intensities of period cramps, with 10 matching that of someone with endometriosis.
They warn him âweâll see how far you getâ as he asks to start at a level three.

Advert
There isnât much reaction from the police officer up to level five, with him insisting itâs âalrightâ to deal with.
But that soon starts to change as he begins to wince and admits at level six he wouldnât âwant to be on dutyâ while experiencing the pain, saying âof courseâ heâd call in sick.
The police officer is struggling by level seven as he doesnât even want to stand up from the chair.
By level 10 he is clearly very uncomfortable as he says âI canât do itâ about just tipping his hat, as the women watching laugh.
Advert
Experiencing these levels of pain that are extremely normal to most of us, however, the simulator is used to send the message that âperiod pain is not normalâ and to give people like the cop an âopportunity to walk a mile or two in our shoesâ.

Many TikTok users flooded to the comments to praise the police officer for taking on the simulator.
One wrote: âWhat a good sport.â
Advert
Another said: âBless him for being willing to try this on camera.â
While a third commented: âThe fact he said heâd call in is validation enough! Good sport! That pain is unpleasant.â
There are now over 57 million views on the video by Somedays titled: âCop tries period pain simulator and it goes exactly how you think it would.â
One commenter added: âHe handled it better than me.â
Advert
Another praised his commitment and said: âItâs the fact he didnât tap out.â
Whereas others were more interested in trying it for themselves, with one writing: âOmg is it weird I wanna try this? I want to see how accurate it is!!â
Topics:Â Endometriosis, Health, Life, TikTok, Police