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Anti-PMS chocolate
Eating chocolate can help reducing PMS-symptoms. Which is particularly good to know. However, don’t indulge yourself with loads of ready-to-eat candy. Better try this yummy recipe with black beans and...
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Menstrual leave. Yay or nay?
Should women be given paid leave because they’re suffering from period pain? In India, politician Ninong Ering has tabled a so-called private members bill. This Menstruation Benefit Bill should enable...
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Padman: the new Indian superhero
America has Superman, Batman and Spiderman. But India has… Padman. The movie that’s based on the life of Indian entrepreneur Arunachalam Muruganantham (1962), aka menstrual man, will be released in...
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Happy Valentine’s Day
Giving chocolate for Valentine’s Day is such a cliché. Unless… you choose for chocolate with a secret weapon. Menstrual chocolate so to say, with added ingredients such as cramp-fighting herbs,...
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MH Day 2018: #beyondshame
Menstrual awareness is growing. Last year, 350 events were organized for MH Day, in 54 different countries. All the MH Day initiatives focus on the challenges menstruating girls and women are facing...
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Greetings from Down Under
It’s both a synonym for a continent and for vagina: Down Under. Coincidence or not? For taboo-breaking menstrual theatre, go to Australia. Three inspiring examples. On three completely different...
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Period Playlist: extended version!
Get rid of your period misery. Sing along. As loud as you possibly can. ‘It feels like a werewolf is living in my uterus!’ ‘PMS is my excuse. What’s yours for being mental?’ ‘I’ve got that flow.’ Feel...
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#EndTamponTax on both sides of the Pond
What started in a student’s bedroom is now a worldwide movement that led to some pretty amazing victories. Nevada is the 10th American state to eliminate the so-called tampon tax. London-based...
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Power to the Period!
Never before in history has there been so much global attention for menstruation. Periods were talked about in politics, science, on social media, on the street, in the media, cinema, theatre, in...
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Mary Queen Of Scots: a real period drama
A period drama in more ways than one: the new costume movie about Queen Mary features a scene with menstrual blood. The film Mary Queen Of Scots has just been released in UK cinemas. This period drama...
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Hurray for the period emoticon! (Or not?)
Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ve probably already heard it: there’ll be a period emoticon. Finally! Emojis already exist since 1997, so it took more than two decades for the...
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As long as it doesn’t bother HIM
Today is #internationalwomensday. Theme this year: #BalanceforBetter. Because A balanced world is a better world. We are not there yet. But… things are changing. Vintage advertisements...
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MHDay 2019: It’s Time For Action!
On Tuesday 28 May it’s Menstrual Hygiene Day. This year’s theme: It’s Time For Action! Because although the subject ‘menstruation’ is high on the agenda everywhere in the world, there’s still room for...
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In other words
Photo: Mitch Lensink on Unsplash. Riding the red bike. Too much sauce on the fish taco. Kitty is sick. In other words: how do you say it when you don’t want to say it? Period! collects synonyms for the...
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Pussy – Shark – Beaver
Tampon commercials can be hilarious. Especially when animals play a leading part. That they do, is logical. Pads and tampons are for your pussy or beaver, not? And you use them during shark week....
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5 Weird historical remedies against period pain
Nowadays you’d take a painkiller or just crawl into bed with a hot water bottle. In the past though, there were some rather strange remedies against period pain. See five of them below, but don’t try...
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Gender-neutral menstruating
Photo: Tim Mossholder via Unsplash. Bleeding every month is a quintessential women’s issue. Hence why many cultures consider the menarche as a transition from girl to woman. Because only women...
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The link between Anne Frank and menstruation
Vintage advertisement for Anne Frank tampons Is that even allowed? Naming your tampon after Anne Frank? And why would sanitary pad manufacturers do this? At first sight there seems to be no connection...
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Happy New Year!
2019 was an amazing year for menstrual awareness. Next year will even be better. Have a bloody good 2020! Best wishes from Period Magazine. Need some reading material during the holidays? Select your...
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Period: the movies
Menstruation is in vogue. Also in places you probably wouldn’t expect it, like the cinema. Surprising? Actually, it isn’t. The worldwide menstrual taboo – or rather: the ever-growing worldwide...
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