This week’s blog cuts to the very core of what Menstrual Matters is about- how the menstrual cycle (and/or hormonal medication) is all too easily dismissed, or denied, as a
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The pain that dare not speak its name.
UPDATE: After a formal complaint to the BBC, the misleading content in the original article was changed… This blog describes the original claims made. As discussed in last week’s blogpost,
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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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You are what you eat; 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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Let’s talk about sex… And hormones.
With a name like ‘Menstrual Matters’, you can perhaps be forgiven for imagining that this resource is relevant for people with female reproductive anatomy, only. However, although a person’s sex
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