Put A Cup In It!
If you clicked on this article, you are probably sick of sanitary napkins too, just like I and millions of other girls and women are. Like...
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I Tried Sustainable Period Products for the First Time: Here’s What I Learnt
Until recently, I’d been on the mini-pill for roughly five years, with no periods at all in that time. During this lockdown, I made the...
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Tampons 101: A Beginner’s Guide for First-Time Users
Have you ever gone to the beach, or maybe a pool, excited to cool off on a hot summer day? Then your day is ruined because of your period?...
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Why Talking about Periods is a Step towards Equality
Periods affect around half of the world’s population, and yet, bringing up the topic in a conversation involving both men and women is...
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Organic Tampons: Make the Switch!
You're in the bathroom and you reach into your purse, thinking you have a tampon in there somewhere. After digging around for a few minutes...
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Menstruation - AKA that time of the month
It still blows my mind that in 2021 people are uncomfortable talking about something that happens to 50% of the population once a month.
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Why Your Period is Terrible in More Ways than you Thought
When a woman gets her period, it is arguably the worst time of the month for her. Cramps, back pain, and (unfortunately) period poops can...
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Why Are Women So Scared To Talk About Their Period?
I know this might surprise you, but since the beginning of time, women have bled out of their vaginas. I know. Crazy, right? The correct...
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3 Instagram Accounts Destigmatizing Menstruation
recently announced that all menstrual products will be provided for free in schools by June of this year. In the United States , the repeal...
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Black Women and Endometriosis
Break out the yellow! March is Endometriosis Awareness month. Although this condition affects 1 in 10 women, it’s important to create a...
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Period Talk: About the Menstrual Cycle in Women’s Weightlifting
Here we go—period talk! The taboo surrounding women menstruating or lifting weights shouldn’t exist anymore. It’s important to understand...
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5 Sustainable Alternatives to Ditch Disposable Menstrual Products
Do your ovaries know there’s no Planet B?
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The Environmental Burdens of Plastic Tampons
From the extraction of its raw materials all the way to its disposal, every single stage of the tampon’s life cycle causes significant harm to the environment.
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Periods- Let's talk about them.
*Content warning- this article discusses periods, including blood and various other potentially gross bodily functions like orgasms or acne...
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How to Have a “Happy Period”
If you get your period, you know how draining it can be and how it feels like your whole day is ruined. The flow. The cramps. Figuring out...
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Harmful Chemicals Found in our Feminine Hygiene Products
Toxic Shock Syndrome might not be the only thing you need to worry about anymore!
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Period Series: My Period Story
Periods, every uterus-bearing individual’s nightmare, yet we are cursed to go through it Every. Single. Month. Explain this torturous fate...
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Period Pains: The Fight Against Indian Menstruation Taboos
Last month, it was reported that the Rajasthan Royals, an Indian Premier League cricket team, had been sponsored by the sanitary pad maker...
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Aunt Flow is Here and Baylor is Ready
Strong women succeed in getting feminine hygiene product dispensers on Baylor’s campus.
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The Shame of Menstruation: Shush, I Got My Period
One thing we do know? It will take a lot more than free sanitary products. From ‘time of the month’ to ‘shark week’, how many times are we going to ignore the word ‘period’?
