Menstrual health literacy is alarmingly low—what you don't know can harm you
Given that 98% of mammals do not have periods, do you know why humans do?
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Reproductive and Urinary Physiological Phenomena: News and Research on Menstruation
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Factors associated with age-related hearing loss differ between males and females, finds study
Certain factors associated with developing age-related hearing loss differ by sex, including weight, smoking behavior, and hormone exposure, according to a study published in the open-access journal PLOS ONE by Dong Woo Nam ...
Mar 6, 2024
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Why your period symptoms might be worse in the winter
Period symptoms are frustrating no matter the time of year. But those who menstruate might feel like certain symptoms are worse during the winter months, when the weather is gloomy, the days are short and cold and flu seem ...
Jan 25, 2024
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How periods have been stigmatized through history to the modern day
About a year ago, at a friend's wedding, a fellow guest asked whether I knew that modern sanitary towels owe their origins to resourceful World War I field nurses who discovered the efficacy of repurposing military bandages ...
Aug 22, 2023
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Researchers identify gynecological concerns of caregivers of young girls and women with Down syndrome
Brazilian researchers conducted a cross-sectional study to explore the concerns of caregivers of Brazilian girls with Down syndrome (DS) regarding gynecological aspects of DS including menstruation, contraception and sexual ...
Jul 25, 2023
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Study shows menstrual education in Spain still deficient and increases negative experiences of menstruation
More than half of the women surveyed in a study carried out by a team from the Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV) and the Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), claim to not have known how to manage ...
Jun 29, 2023
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From rags and pads to the sanitary apron: A brief history of period products
Period blood: it's not something many people want to talk about. Taboos around menstruation and menstrual blood have been around for centuries. Even today, despite menstrual blood being featured in contemporary art, this ...
Apr 26, 2023
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Viewpoint: Solving period poverty is about more than just making products free
Upward of 2.8 billion people do not have access to safe sanitation. A third of the world's population doesn't have a toilet.
Jan 24, 2023
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Medieval doctors thought fertility suddenly ended rather than slowly declining with age, study shows
Medieval doctors saw fertility as having a cutoff point rather than slowly declining with age, ancient medical texts show.
Dec 22, 2022
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COVID-19 vaccinations found to cause small, temporary changes in menstruation
Victoria Male, a digestion and metabolism professor at Imperial College London, has published a Perspectives piece in the journal Science addressing reports of COVID-19 vaccines having various impacts on menstruation. In ...
