UPDATE 1: After a formal complaint to the BBC, the misleading content in the original article was changed… This blog describes the original claims made. UPDATE 2: I have now
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Why menstrual leave is not the solution.
Last Friday, menstrual leave was back in news headlines again, after a BBC-commissioned YouGov survey found that ‘most women workers have experienced period pain that affects their ability to work’.
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Mood and the menstrual cycle; a missing link in understanding depression and anxiety
2018 UPDATE: Since I first wrote this blog, further research has refined my position on this topic. It’s worth noting that the menstrual cycle is more of a ‘trigger’ of
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Mood, No pain and What's normal?.
Gender, depression and suicide; sorting fact from fiction.
Trigger warning: This post includes content on suicide; including statistics, methods, and contributing factors. It was also difficult to avoid using gender normative language e.g. ‘men’ and ‘women’ since it
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8 steps to better menstrual health
Reducing systemic inflammation can reduce (pre)menstrual symptoms, as well as those of underlying conditions that are cyclically triggered or worsened [1], especially; Anxiety Asthma Depression Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) Migraine
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