Dude. Honestly? If it wouldn't put me into early crazy menopause I often think I would like all my girly internal bits taken out and done away with. I hate getting my period. Like goo tla arguewithatree and Rebecca I manage my period using birth control - I'm on one of those varieties designed to give you one period every 3 months. I used to get terrible hormonal migraines (2-3 days) when I had a monthly period and was not on birth control. No medication would help. Even with a BC w/a monthly period (and who wants that anyway) I would get those. Now, sometimes, I get those during my placebo week. With PMS my symptoms have always varied. One time I'll get oily and have breakouts. Another time very emotional. I always get terrible cramps. I'm a huge baby about my period, I think partially because I'm spoiled now since I get it infrequently. The less the better I say. I am not at all on the whole "my period is what makes me a woman so it is beautiful and should be celebrated!" train. I am on the "fuck this make it go away" train. Instead of having chocolate/salt cravings I tend to have meat cravings, I assume it has something to do with iron.
I'm with ya on the "fuck this" train. Is the "periods are beautiful and WOMANLY!" thing just to try to dismiss feelings? And isn't saying that you need to have a period to truly be a woman pretty terrible for those unable to have kids/trans folks? I can understand when people say it seems "unnatural" though. If you're a very traditional person, I can see how they'd be uncomfortable with some relatively recent forms of birth control.