This might seem like a strange topic for this (health-centred) blog, but I was asked to speak to this theme at an International Women’s Day event organised by the Women’s’
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The great unknown; medicines and the menstrual cycle
In last week’s post about the importance of tracking health symptoms over the course of the menstrual cycle, I briefly mentioned the fact that most medicines have only been tested on
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Know thyself! The importance of tracking the menstrual cycle.
The phrase “Know thyself” is at least as old as Ancient Egypt, since it is inscribed on the walls of the temple at Luxor. One inscription reads “The body is
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No pain, The basics and What's normal?.
Without expression; silencing the role of the menstrual cycle in ill health- Part 2.
Last week, we focused on how people can be at a loss for words, or prefer to speak in code (usually through euphemisms), when it comes to discussing female reproductive
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Anatomy, Language taboos and No shame.
Without expression; silencing the role of the menstrual cycle in ill health- Part 1.
This week and next, we focus on the part that language plays in the perpetuation of the menstruation taboo, gender inequality, and the clinical ‘silence’ around the role of the menstrual
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Anatomy, Language taboos and No shame.
