PCOS: When Your Ovaries Unfriend You
I was 13 when I first got my period, a bittersweet memory as I look back given that it was largely a day filled with bouts of soft pain,...
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How to Cope With Irregular Periods, As Told by Women Who Experience Them
It might not seem like a big deal, but it could be a sign of something more serious.
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Excused from Fasting? How to still make the most out of Ramadan when it's 'THAT time of the Month!'
It's 5 minutes left to go on the clock till Iftar and it's nearly time to break your fast. But then BAM! out of no where you realise, you'...
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Period. End of Sentence.
For most women in Western cultures, periods are seen as normal. Pads and tampons are readily available at pretty much every convenience...
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An Investigation into the Tampon Tax
How menstrual care products came to be considered “luxury items” and its effect on people with periods.
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What You Need To Survive Spring Quarter
Everything you need in physical health, from your skincare to your menstrual cycle, and in your mental health.
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I Stopped Taking Birth Control
I started taking birth control when I was younger to control my extremely erratic menstrual cycle. At the time, my doctor recommended the...
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Period Poverty: A Silent Pandemic
Fun Fact: M&M's in Louisiana, ice cubes in Arizona, and marshmallow crème in Indiana are items exempt from sales tax in their respective state. In these same three states, period products are not.
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Tackling PMS
It’s the most wonderful time of the month: periods. No, not “periodt”, I mean good ole’ female menstruation. Now, every woman deals with...
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A Period Should Just Be a Punctuation
Access to Menstrual Products is a Basic Human Right
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Period Talk
A conversation I have always been interested in is periods. Periods, as in menstruation. Not a period of time, or a moment in history, but...
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Menstruation and Misogyny in India
All definitions agree that at its core level, misogyny is a prejudice against women. However, I find it hard to fit the term into the...
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I Tried The DivaCup, and Here's What Happened
Last week was my dreaded ~time of the month~ and I decided to switch up my regular repertoire and give the DivaCup a try. I’ve always heard...
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The Toronto-Based Company Combatting Period Poverty One Purse at a Time
February 20 marked the third-year anniversary of The Period Purse.
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Mastering Your Menstrual Cup
Tips and Tricks for Menstrual Cup Usage
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You vs. Birth Control
As we enter 2020, birth control is more accepted now than it ever was -- about 60% of women aged 15-44 years old are on a form of...
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Switching to More Natural Pads for My Period: Disastrous or Delightful?
Natural pads vs. synthetic pads, what is the deal?
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The Indian Stigma Against Menstruation
In Indian culture (and other cultures), conservative extremists believe that a menstruating woman is impure. They are not allowed to enter temples or touch religious deities because they are impure during that time of the month.
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Helping Women One Period at a Time
Donating just $2 provides period products for a woman in need, covering her entire menstrual cycle. This is what PERIOD does every day for...
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How Women Can Biohack Their Period
Do you know what phase or your menstruation cycle you are in right now? Planning your life around it—and your hormones—could be a game-changer.
