The 13th-20th October 2018, is an ‘Environmenstrual week of action‘, as part of WEN’s (Women’s Environmental Network) campaign to make healthy and eco-friendly menstrual products affordable and available to all in
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Top 10 Menstruation Myths!
I have spent the past six years researching menstrual cycle-related health. The most striking aspect for me is how the menstruation taboo persists, despite all the progress made in global
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Menstrual changes v PMS symptoms…
Differentiating ‘normal menstrual changes’ [1] from PMS (Premenstrual Syndrome) ‘symptoms’ is a big problem for patients, clinicians, and researchers [2]. There is no biological test that can be used to
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The ‘virginity’ myth…
Image: ‘Virgo’ in Urania’s Mirror, a set of constellation cards published in London c.1825 This week we tackle another reproductive health myth, and perhaps the most dangerous one of all…
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Menstrual cycle length… What’s normal?
Image credit: Pastorius on Wikimedia- https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Plastic_tape_measure.jpg Many people are concerned because they think that their cycle is too short, too long, or just not ‘regular’ enough... Sometimes, there is a health
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