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July 3, 2023 0 Comments

Endometriosis: stop telling women ‘pain is normal’

Endometriosis can cause pelvic pain which feels like ‘a burning hot poker’ says Caroline Louise Hamar from Femi.Listen. She conducted a survey amongst 15 UK women who suffer from this disease. ‘They were each told by the medical community that pain is normal for women.’ (…)

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January 9, 2023 0 Comments

Top 7 Periods & Politics – Personal Opinions

In the last seven years, we have welcomed guest bloggers from Australia, New-Zealand, USA, Canada, UK, Ireland, Scandinavia, Madagascar, Uganda, Kenya, India, Bonaire, Argentina, Bangladesh, Portugal, Egypt, Nepal, Rwanda, Zambia and The Netherlands. We proudly present you some shortlists. This time: our best read submissions in the category Periods & Politics. (…)

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December 24, 2022 0 Comments

Top 5 Periods & Poetry: Personal Submissions

In the last years, we have welcomed guest bloggers from all over the world.Time for some shortlists.This time we proudly present you our best read submissions in the category Periods & Poetry. Five beautiful poems from India and Nepal. (…)

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November 20, 2022 0 Comments

Top 5 Period Power – Personal Stories

Did you know? Period! Magazine has contributors from all over the world. In the upcoming weeks, we proudly present you some shortlists. For starters: our best read submissions in the category Period Power. Enjoy! (…)

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October 30, 2022 0 Comments

Submit your menstrual masterpiece

Derogatory comments. Awkward situations. Strange taboos. Does something annoy you? Do you want to share your personal period story? This is your chance. Submit your menstrual masterpiece! (…)

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October 10, 2022 0 Comments

My entry into womanhood

The menarche is a unique moment that requires a gesture. Big or small, symbolic or plain. Every girl is different after all. Author and celebrant Carla Rosseels recalls her own entry into womanhood. After experiencing the power of rituals and ceremonies, this became one of her core themes. (…)

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September 26, 2022 0 Comments

More than 28 bloody good books

Update! Of course there is Period! if you want to read about menstruation. But there are also some pretty awesome books. We present you more than 28 options. One for every day of the average cycle. (…)

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September 3, 2022 0 Comments

The Mustard Petticoat

Indian writer and poet Sonali Sharma wrote ‘The Mustard Petticoat’ – a beautiful poem about period myths in India, where girls and women sometimes are sent off to period huts during their menstruation. ‘We walk barefoot to the hut, why?’ (…)

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May 27, 2022 0 Comments

MH Day 2022 (3) Meanwhile in Bangladesh

In the society of the indigenous peoples of Chittagong Hill Tracts in the south-eastern part of Bangladesh, there are many harmful taboos and unhealthy practices around menstruation. Here, Reusable Sanitary Pad Making Training comes in handy. (…)

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April 8, 2022 5 Comments

PMDD and me

‘Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder affects 1 in 20 women. So how could it be that it took me until my 30’s to learn about PMDD?’ – a guest blog by Cindy Lopez Smith. (…)

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June 13, 2021 0 Comments

Say it PERIOD

‘Remove the stigma, not the name!’ Sushmita Das has written an empowering and powerful poem about tackling period shame through words. (…)

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April 18, 2021 0 Comments

My Red Blood

She lives in The Netherlands now, but Sangitha Khadka – rewarded as most inspiring Twente woman in 2020 – is originally from Nepal. ‘A country where menstruation is seen as taboo and ‘chaupadi’ is still practiced in rural areas.’ This inspired her to this beautiful poem: My red Blood. (…)

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December 12, 2020 0 Comments

Thinking about periods

‘At any given time, 800 million people worldwide are menstruating. It’s perfectly healthy and normal. It’s okay to menstruate. As long as you never talk about it and no one knows that you’re doing it.’ – an essay by Anna Balmer. (…)

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November 16, 2020 0 Comments

I was 14 when I’d reached menopause

The average menopause age is 51. For some women it comes later, for others it happens earlier. Hayley Cockman was only 14 years old when her periods stopped. This is her premature menopause story. (…)