Marlow: Tackling The Stigma Behind Menstruation
With this new tampon brand, women’s health might have taken a turn for the better!
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Why I Switched to Reusable Pads
People with vaginas get periods. This is a fact of life, and nothing to feel ashamed or embarrassed about. It’s just something we have to...
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How to Be Sustainable as a Menstruator: The Cup Edition
Menstruators lose, on average, about 35ml of blood per monthly menstruation. That’s 420ml per year multiplied by almost a lifetime of...
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Cycle-syncing: Does it work?
How women are using their periods to boost productivity
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Fife Council Area to Provide Free Sanitary Products for Those in Need
Do you think paying exorbitant prices for basic sanitery products is a little outdated? Me too. Luckily, it seems that Fife Council is...
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Menstruation is NOT a Taboo
Menstruation is a natural and biological process in women. Every month our body sheds its uterine lining, discarding blood and discharge...
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All of your Tampon Questions Answered!
All of your awkward tampon questions answered.
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Let’s Talk Period Poverty
Period poverty is the worldwide lack of access to, and inability to afford period products, such as pads and tampons. This reproductive...
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Why are We Ashamed of Our Periods?
It's no secret that females get monthly periods. So why do we treat it like it's one? I remember how I used to be when it came to having my...
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What Period Companies Get Wrong
While some period product companies may have taken the first step, most companies still have a long road towards inclusivity.
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Relax! You’re Not Pregnant…You Just Have an Irregular Period!
You know when that time of the month comes around and you usually know that your period starts every third Friday of the month, and then it...
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Syncing Up With Your Girls
Once a month? Seems like it can be handled…in retrospect. But in reality, periods are the end of the freaking world! Cramps, PMS, bloating...
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It’s Time To Go To The Doctor. Period.
In the beginning, like most of you, I dealt with irregular periods which, luckily, sorted themselves out within a year or two. This...
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Are Menstrual Cups Worth the Switch?
Every month, women go through a number of disposable menstruation products. However, one of the most neglected menstruation products is the...
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A Mental Health Check Everyone Needs on Their Period
As I rolled around in my bed in suffering in agony it seemed like my world was crashing down around me. I had so many due dates that...
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We Need Better Menstrual Health Education ASAP
Studying the anatomy and biology of our bodies is a start, but what needs to be examined closer is the nitty-gritty of how often and intensely our body varies from the next person.
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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...
