That's assuming the pax is telling an accurate account of the events.
The article mentions she was "complaining of pain" to the crew. Doesn't sound like they went butting in.
If crew overhear a pax complaining of pain they're required to delve deeper. A simple headache can turn out to be a brain bleed or a stroke, so personally I'd rather they err on the side of caution rather than dismiss it and fly on ending up with a medical case or worse a diversion.
In recent years GMT have been stressing the importance of catching issues pre-dep due to unnecessary diversions. (See: giving antacid along with aspirin for chest pain to avoid diverting for indigestion)
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Seaman Staynes
So is the new EK SOP that if any cc overhears any woman having a private conversation with their partner about period pains then from now one they all can expect to get off loaded? It seems to be from the gist of some of the replies here!