
Weed against cramps (1)
Menstrual cramps? Don’t feel like taking paracetamol or ibuprofen? Weed also helps. (…)
Menstrual cramps? Don’t feel like taking paracetamol or ibuprofen? Weed also helps. (…)
If a man discovers blood in his urine, he doesn’t usually think he’s on his period. But that’s exactly what happened to a 37-year-old British businessman. (…)
The story of the white pieces of cotton throughout the centuries. (…)
NASA’s latest class of astronauts is 50 percent female. Just like other women, female astronauts menstruate. What exactly happens when you have your period in space? How do you deal with menstruation on a mission to Mars. (…)
Quitting smoking isn’t only a good idea for the obvious reasons. It might also lessen your period pain.
Find out how artists are influenced by their menstrual cycle and what time of the month is best to create a masterpiece. (…)
The colour white is a symbol of purity. Virginal white, bright, innocent and sterile. So automatically also healthy. Or not?
Some girls get their first period when they’re 9, others don’t start menstruating until the age of 14. What causes puberty to start earlier?
Nowadays, you can trace exactly what you put into your body. Or not – because do you know what’s really inside your tampon?
Vaginal douches, feminine washes, intimate wet wipes and scented tissues. Have we forgotten that a healthy vagina is self-cleaning? (…)
Tampons can contain toxins and cause TSS. At least, that’s what rumours say. Do people make a big fuss about nothing? Period investigates the matter.
Before you embark on that payday shopping spree, listen to your uterus. (…)
They can contain toxins and cause TSS. At least, that’s what rumours say. Are tampons really that dangerous or do people make a big fuss about nothing? Period investigates the matter. Part 3: rayon.
Could your menstrual cycle determine how competitive you are during a pub quiz, marathon or even that all important job interview? (…)
Tampons are usually made of cotton, rayon or a mix of these two fibres. But maybe in the future they’ll be made of jellyfish.
Tampons can contain toxins and cause TSS. At least, that’s what rumours say. Do people make a big fuss about nothing? Period investigates the matter. Part 2: dioxins.
They can contain toxins and cause TSS. At least, that’s what rumours say. Are tampons really that dangerous or do people make a big fuss about nothing? Period! investigates the matter.
Were 100 tampons enough for a one-week mission into space? Or would she need 200? This was what a male NASA engineer asked Sally Ride, the first American woman in space. (…)
Just like sanitary towels, tampons also have a link with the war industry. During World War 1, nurses used cotton wool to produce their own.
During World War 1, army nurses in a French hospital realised that bandages made of wood pulp could also be used as sanitary towels.