Body & Mind
April 1, 2015 0 Comments

I feel so fat

A waist that seems to have disappeared and breasts that seem to have grown a cup size. Many women feel fatter than normal on their period. But are those feelings fact or fiction?

Global
April 1, 2015 0 Comments

Just a natural excretion

What’s the view of the five major world religions on menstruation? In Buddhism menstruation is seen as a natural physical excretion that women have to go through on a monthly basis, nothing more or less. (…)

Quotes
April 1, 2015 0 Comments

Dangerous stuff

‘The wine is sour, flowers wilt, seeds dry out, bee colonies die, even the mirror becomes dull and loses its gloss ivory’ – Pliny the Elder. (…)

Culture
April 1, 2015 0 Comments

Man versus pad

Attractive. Strong but also soft. Tender. Reliable. The ideal man is a sanitary napkin, so do we see in a Chinese commercial.

Facts & Figures
April 1, 2015 0 Comments

Normal / abnormal

The average menstruation lasts for 5 days. However, there are also women who only have their period for 2-3 days a month. And if you’re unlucky, the bleeding can continue for 7 days or even longer.

Shopping
March 6, 2015 0 Comments

Throwing tampons

Help Luna rid the world of menstruation haters. Eliminate her opponents by launching…tampons. The Tampon Run game is now also available in the iTunes Store. (…)

Culture
December 10, 2014 0 Comments

Join the Tampon Club!

Periods almost always start unexpectedly. And at inconvenient times. For example at work, where you can buy tomato soup, but not tampons. This gave Alice Bartlett an idea. (…)

Culture
October 18, 2014 0 Comments

Leak Chic

Fear of leaking? Nonsense! Turn those period stains into fashion statements. Leak Chic is part of the Period Positive-project by Chella Quint.

Quotes
August 18, 2014 0 Comments

Deformed males

‘Women are defective by nature.’ Those are the words of the Greek philosopher Aristotle. He considered females as inferior because they menstruate instead of producing semen. (…)