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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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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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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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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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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