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January 11, 2022 0 Comments

Is menstrual blood normal blood?

Is menstrual blood the same as normal blood? Is it always red? Is it dirty? What about the texture and thickness? Does it smell? Period! takes a closer look. (…)

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December 5, 2021 0 Comments

Back to the future: menstrual pads

The sanitary pads women wear today are pretty comfortable. But what did the predecessors look like? (…)

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November 22, 2021 0 Comments

Want to get pregnant? Know your cycle!

When is your fertile window? Knowledge of the menstrual cycle is essential to increase your chances of becoming pregnant. (…)

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November 1, 2021 0 Comments

HMB: a bloody serious problem

A heavy period awareness month. That’s happening in November in the Netherlands, where around 500.000 women suffer from heavy menstrual blood loss (HMB). Only 54% of these women visit a GP. (…)

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October 3, 2021 0 Comments

Menstruating more often

A few hundred years ago women menstruated about 50 times in their lives; now, 500 times. What are the reasons for this? (…)

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August 21, 2021 0 Comments

Will it stay this way?

Every beginning is difficult. And also the start of your menstruation can go hand in hand with pain and other complaints. But does this automatically mean something is wrong? (…)

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August 6, 2021 0 Comments

On ‘menstrual leave’ during breastfeeding

Breastfeeding women usually don’t get periods. Why not? And when do they start again? The link between menstruation and breastfeeding. (…)

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July 26, 2021 0 Comments

Environmentally friendly menstruating

Every once in a while, Period! Magazine reports about menstruating environmentally friendly. The reason this time: the new EU-marking specifications for disposable sanitary products. Even if these products contain zero oil-based plastics. (…)

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July 18, 2021 0 Comments

HMB? Check the symptoms!

To make it easier to talk about heavy menstrual bleeding, medical student Yara Dixon developed a colourful symptom checker. Currently, it’s available in Dutch, English, Turkish and Arabic. (…)

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March 18, 2021 0 Comments

Your cycle affects your… attractiveness

Men rate women as more desirable when they’re ovulating than when they’re menstruating. How does the menstrual cycle influence female attractiveness?

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February 1, 2021 0 Comments

Period!’s top-3 best read posts

What were the three best read posts on Period! Magazine? In the last year and all-times? Read on and find out! 
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November 20, 2020 0 Comments

The Period Blog Post Top-3

Do we know everything about menstrual products? Apparently not. The best read posts on Period! magazine are about problems with sanitary products. (…)

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October 26, 2020 0 Comments

Menstrual synchrony: fact or fiction?

Do the menstrual cycles of women who live together in close proximity sync up over time? The idea is comforting, but it seems like the legendary McClintock-effect is a coincidence. (…)

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October 13, 2020 0 Comments

How menstruation affects athletic performance

Menstruation + (elite) athletic performance: usually not a winning combination. But adapting your training to your cycle can lead to better results and less injuries. (…)

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August 26, 2020 0 Comments

CTRL+ALT+DEL

Is menstruating still necessary? It’s also possible to delete your periods with hormonal contraception. A lot of women do this, sometimes even without knowing. Here’s how. (..)

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December 28, 2019 0 Comments

Period!’s top 5 best read posts

What were the five best read posts on Period! magazine in 2019? Read on and find out! (…)

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September 28, 2019 0 Comments

Menstruation in sign language

If you ever need to inform a hearing-impaired or deaf person that you’re on your period, look here for the correct signs. (…)

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September 16, 2019 3 Comments

The menstrual cup hype

Today’s women care for the environment. Also when they’re menstruating. So we all use a menstrual cup. Ideal! Or not? (…)

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July 2, 2019 0 Comments

Is it really that bad?

On average, women are absent from work or school 1.3 days per year because of period problems. Productivity loss is equivalent to almost 9 days per year.That’s the conclusion of a Dutch study from Radboudumc; the largest of its kind. (…)

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July 1, 2019 0 Comments

When is a lot, too much?

An average woman loses about five tablespoons of blood during her menstruation. Some women bleed way more and might have menorrhagia. There are solutions for these heavy periods. (…)