#menstruation health

[redditreceipts]

"we like young women because biologically, that means they're fertile"

then why do you find periods disgusting? those are the single most indicative sign of fertility. by that logic, you must be incredibly attracted to a women who speaks openly about her period, right?

[sayruq]

Palestinian girls and women are forced to use tents as pads. People boost. Donate if you can

[luminarai]

hey, hi, I was just on the former bird app and came across this info from a brand new study and now I cannot stop screaming internally??? what the actual fuckkkk

theres' an article from the guardian here and here is the actual study:

[incognitopolls]

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[jellyfishfem]

!!!!

this might be an interesting read

[abouquetofdaylillies]

Pre-menstrual depression is always depicted as like "He He! I had a box of icecream bars and cried while watching the Titanic!" But in reality, it's more like, "I'm standing the edge of an abyss. There is nothing good inside of me, I'm filled with rage and desperation."

It's crazy that being told how to deal with that is never a part of anyone's menstrual sex education.

[tortiefrancis]

important reminder for people who menstruate:

if your cramps are so painful you can't do daily tasks, take care of yourself or get out of bed. if you pass out or vomit from cramps. if you can't walk or stand up properly from cramps. if you need to take pain medicine when you get cramps or else you will get sick, pass out, whatever.

seek medical help. people talk about how painful cramps are, and it's true, but there's a level of pain that simply isn't normal, and you need to get it checked

signed: someone who was recently diagnosed with endometriosis

[fatandlikeitlikethat]

//Menstrual blood TW

Is anyone gonna talk about how useless pads are for bigger girls and people who menstruate ? Having to buy ridiculously long pads or diapers and wearing them is the worse. Tampons are no good eigther.

It seems like pads and tampons are literally made for people who have a ridiculous tigh gap. The blood does not fall right through my uterus and straight onto the pad like dripping water. Its also not directly absorbed by a tampon that "deploy" inside and fully absorb like its a sponge (is it supposed to do that ?).

Sure I know women's health studies are always butched and menstrual products were not even tested with blood until recently, but I feel like it's tied with fatphobia also. My big thighs and fat coochie cannot let the blood "fall through" Even when I am relaxed, my thighs are closed and it simply squeezes out the blood in areas pads were not meant to cover.

Yeah, like I said there are diapers or extra long pads but they are annoying and way too thick all over. Also another problem : they are never availible, very few seems to be made compared to the small ones.

Ultimately, is it just me or no one ever told me growing up that i would need longer pads because of my bigger thighs. No one seems to know or think its worth mentionning.

Or maybe that's just me seeing too deep into this issue I always have. (Art by me)

[mindblowingscience]

Migraines are throbbing headaches often accompanied by nausea and increased sensitivity to light, sound and touch. Nearly 30 million Americans suffer from migraines, and almost 1 in 4 of them have at least four severe attacks each month. Three times as many women suffer from migraine headaches as men, and this disparity is even more pronounced during reproductive years. Migraines often occur around the menstrual cycle, during which reproductive hormones such as progesterone and estrogen rise and fall. The levels of both these hormones are low during the perimenstrual period.

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[sayruq]

CONT the delivery of essential items into Gaza.

[paranorahjones]

hey by the way using Always brand pads and tampons will probably make your period nausea and cramping infinitely worse. Always is the worst and those chemicals are going to hurt you.

i recently switched to L. brand pads and they're not perfect in a chemical sense but the nausea and cramps have been practically non-existent for my last three periods. i feel infinitely better and honestly they're way more comfortable.

[allthecanadianpolitics]

Workers at all federally regulated workplaces will be able to access free menstrual products while on the job starting Friday, a move the government called a big step towards workplace gender equity. About 18,000 federally regulated private and public workplaces, such as airports, banks and postal services, must now provide free pads and tampons to employees in an accessible and private workplace location, including washrooms or office supply cabinets. The government said it sees access to these products as a basic human rights issue, just like providing toilet paper to workers. In a press release Friday, it said the move aims to "create healthier and more inclusive workplaces, improve gender equity, and reduce stigma around periods."

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Tagging @politicsofcanada

[reasonsforhope]

"Spain’s Catalonia region rolled out a pioneering women’s health initiative [at the beginning of March, 2024] that offers reusable menstruation products for free.

About 2.5 million women, girls, transgender and nonbinary people who menstruate can receive one menstrual cup, one pair of underwear for periods and two packages of cloth pads at local pharmacies in northeast Spain free of charge.

The Catalan government said that the initiative, which is called “My period, my rules,” was meant to “guarantee the right to menstrual equity.” The regional government cited statistics that said 23% of women polled by Catalonia’s public opinion office said they had reused hygiene products designed for a single use for economic reasons.

Tània Verge, Catalonia’s regional minister for equality and feminism, called the program a “global first.”

Scotland’s government passed a law in 2020 to ensure period products are available for free to anyone who needs them. But in comparison with the Catalan program, in Scotland the products are for single use and are distributed through schools, colleges and universities, not pharmacies.

“We are fighting menstrual poverty, which affects one in four women in Catalonia, but is also about gender justice. We are fighting the stereotypes and taboos about menstruation,” Verge told The Associated Press. “And (...) it is about climate justice. We need to reduce the tons of waste generated by single-use menstrual products.”

The distribution of reusable products is also aimed at reducing waste. The regional government said that Catalonia produces about 9,000 tons of waste from single-use menstrual hygiene products.

The reusable products are acquired by the public health care system, which covers the entire population, and distributed by Catalonia’s 3,000-plus private pharmacies. The program cost the regional government 8.5 million euros ($9.2 million).

“I am completely in favor of this initiative,” 29-year-old graphic designer Laura Vilarasa said. “It will give women a product that is absolutely necessary to have for zero cost.”

Spain’s national government passed a law last year granting women with debilitating menstrual pain the right to paid medical leave."

-via AP News, March 5, 2024

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[pawpurrus]

Why are you as a man downplaying menstruation when u can't even do it!?

[redditreceipts]

I really love this instagram post specifically because the person asking the question is simultaneously making the answer impossible. If they had worded it normally ("Almost all women menstruate - so, why is there still so much stigma?"), the answer would have been obvious - only women menstruate, and because of misogyny, normal female bodily processes are stigmatised. But by not acknowledging this reality in the "info" graphic, we will never reach a conclusion - the question will forever remain unanswered.

So why does menstruation still remain stigmatised? It's disgust towards the female anatomy and the imperative towards women to hide their female physiology. It's the shame and humiliation that is hammered into every little girl's brain when she discovers that she is female, and her realisation that she will have to make her female body appear presentable if she does not want to risk social ostracisation. That's the reason. And unless we understand the direct link between female anatomy, reproductive capability and misogyny, we are never going to solve that problem.

So yeah, that's what we mean when we say that gender-inclusive language is robbing us of our words. That's it.