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Irritable, not irrational.

Irritable, not irrational.

An angry bird is not necessarily an illogical bird… This post addresses the common misconception that some, if not all, women* tend to become ‘irrational’, especially just before their period.
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Categories: History/ hystery, Language taboos, Mood, No pain and No shame.
The menstrual cycle as ‘matter out of place’ within medicine

The menstrual cycle as ‘matter out of place’ within medicine

This is the third of three blog posts (post 1, post 2) looking at how the menstruation taboo can undermine the diagnosis of various health issues. This post focuses on
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Categories: Anatomy, No pain, No shame, Underlying conditions and What's normal?.
Deducing the role of the menstrual cycle in ill health.

Deducing the role of the menstrual cycle in ill health.

This is the second of three blog posts looking at how the menstruation taboo can undermine the diagnosis of various chronic health issues. Last week’s post highlighted the need to
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Categories: Anatomy, Language taboos, No pain, No shame, Underlying conditions and What's normal?.
Is this a monthly problem?

Is this a monthly problem?

Euphemistic language might spare our blushes in awkward social situations, but it has no place in the diagnostic process. The menstruation taboo is powerful. It has endured throughout human history, across
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Categories: Anatomy, Language taboos and No shame.
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Blog Posts

Menstrual, Menopause, and Maternity Leave: Why Sex-Based Policies Don’t Work for Women…

Menstrual, Menopause, and Maternity Leave: Why Sex-Based Policies Don’t Work for Women…

Period poverty is political!

Period poverty is political!

Why do humans menstruate?

Why do humans menstruate?

Reframing the endometriosis ‘diagnostic problem’…

Reframing the endometriosis ‘diagnostic problem’…

Premenstrual mood changes… What’s normal?

Premenstrual mood changes… What’s normal?

Managing your periods when you have autism

Managing your periods when you have autism

Menstrual blood loss… What’s normal?

Menstrual blood loss… What’s normal?

Managing periods when you have a visual impairment

Managing periods when you have a visual impairment

Washing your vagina and vulva… The facts.

Washing your vagina and vulva… The facts.

Menstrual Maths # 1: Why we say ‘people who menstruate’…

Menstrual Maths # 1: Why we say ‘people who menstruate’…

Period pain… What’s normal?

Period pain… What’s normal?

Top 10 Menstruation Myths!

Top 10 Menstruation Myths!

The ‘virginity’ myth…

The ‘virginity’ myth…

Menstrual cycle length… What’s normal?

Menstrual cycle length… What’s normal?

Not all women; understanding biological variation

Not all women; understanding biological variation

Period product comparison…

Period product comparison…

Know thyself! The importance of tracking the menstrual cycle.

Know thyself! The importance of tracking the menstrual cycle.

Gender, depression and suicide; sorting fact from fiction.

Gender, depression and suicide; sorting fact from fiction.

FY 2022 Annual Report

FY 2022 Annual Report

Period Photography: Making the concealed visible

Period Photography: Making the concealed visible

Do you have a bleeding disorder?

Do you have a bleeding disorder?

 

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