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When ‘healthy’ habits stop your period… Understanding Hypothalamic Amenorrhea (HA)

When ‘healthy’ habits stop your peri...

A guest blog for Menstrual Matters by Dr Julia Haa...

Medical misogyny is nothing new…

Medical misogyny is nothing new…

…and we won’t end it with good intentions a...

Menstrual Myth Busting… The Case of the Hormonal Female

Menstrual Myth Busting… The Case o...

Hooorrrayyy! After ten long years of researching m...

Black box… The reduction of the menstrual cycle in medical education

Black box… The reduction of the me...

The 'hormonal' model of the menstrual cycle has li...

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

Menstrual, Menopause, and Maternity Leav...

Menopause leave is back in the UK news. It’s...

Period poverty is political!

Period poverty is political!

[Guest blog by Dr Sara De Benedictis, Brunel Unive...

Why do humans menstruate?

Why do humans menstruate?

Mega myth #1- To ‘cleanse’ your body!...

Reframing the endometriosis ‘diagnostic problem’…

Reframing the endometriosis ‘diagn...

Note: Endometriosis (pronounced en-doh–mee–tree–oh...

Premenstrual mood changes… What’s normal?

Premenstrual mood changes… What...

Here is our myth-busting guide to help you know th...

Managing your periods when you have autism

Managing your periods when you have auti...

We spoke to Robyn Steward, author of ‘The Autism-F...

Menstrual blood loss… What’s normal?

Menstrual blood loss… What’s...

Here is our myth-busting guide to help you know th...

Managing periods when you have a visual impairment

Managing periods when you have a visual ...

We conducted a small survey, in collaboration with...

Washing your vagina and vulva… The facts.

Washing your vagina and vulva… The...

The menstrual taboo, plus the sexualisation of the...

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

Menstrual Maths # 1: Why we say ‘peopl...

In December 2018, there was a twitter storm after...

Period pain… What’s normal?

Period pain… What’s normal?

Is your period pain ‘normal’… or a sig...

Top 10 Menstruation Myths!

Top 10 Menstruation Myths!

I have spent the past eleven years researching men...

The ‘virginity’ myth…

The ‘virginity’ myth…

Image: ‘Virgo’ in Urania’s Mirro...

Menstrual cycle length… What’s normal?

Menstrual cycle length… What’...

Image credit: Pastorius on Wikimedia- https://comm...

Not all women; understanding biological variation

Not all women; understanding biological ...

This month’s blog tries to unpick a major my...

Period product comparison…

Period product comparison…

Headline News- menstrual cups are number 1! Want t...

Know thyself! The importance of tracking the menstrual cycle.

Know thyself! The importance of tracking...

The phrase “Know thyself” is at least as old as An...

Gender, depression and suicide; sorting fact from fiction.

Gender, depression and suicide; sorting ...

Trigger warning: This post includes content on sui...

Myth Busting Genital Cutting (FGC): Part 7- The importance of informed consent…

Myth Busting Genital Cutting (FGC): Part...

Trigger warnings: Descriptions of Female Genital C...

Myth Busting Female Genital Cutting (FGC): Part 6- Solutions…

Myth Busting Female Genital Cutting (FGC...

Trigger warnings: Descriptions of Female Genital C...

Myth Busting Female Genital Cutting (FGC): Part 5- Defining the FGC ‘problem’…

Myth Busting Female Genital Cutting (FGC...

Trigger warnings: Descriptions of Female Genital C...

Myth Busting Female Genital Cutting (FGC): Part 4- Health Implications

Myth Busting Female Genital Cutting (FGC...

Trigger warnings: Descriptions of Female Genital C...

Myth Busting Female Genital Cutting (FGC): Part 3- FGC is not circumcision

Myth Busting Female Genital Cutting (FGC...

Trigger warnings: Descriptions of Female Genital C...