Culture

September 18, 2023 0 Comments

What happened to Jackline Chepngeno?

On Friday, September 6 in 2019, the 14-years-old Jackline Chepngeno went to school for the last time. A leakage stain in her school uniform led to an unbelievable tragedy. Amelié Truffert made a documentary about it: A Journey With A Hope. (…)

Facts & Figures

September 8, 2023 0 Comments

Cups in space

Menstrual cups are everywhere these days. In the supermarket. In museum collections. And in places where you don’t expect them. On board of a space rocket, for example, so astrobiologists can test whether cups can withstand a (sub)orbital space flight. (…)

Facts & Figures

August 27, 2023 0 Comments

Does the male menopause really exist?

According to Dr. Google it’s a fact: the male menopause exists. In fact, there’d even be a male equivalent of PMS, called IMS. The only question is: is this correct? (…)

Global

August 16, 2023 0 Comments

Chhaupadi: in isolation due to your menstruation

The sad news recently went viral: 16-year-old Anita Chand from Nepal’s Baitadi district died after a snakebite while she was in isolation due to her period. As far as known, she is the first fatal chhaupadi victim since 2019. (…)

Facts & Figures

July 23, 2023 0 Comments

How to overcome your fear of gynaecological examinations

Go visit your GP or gynaecologist if you have menstrual problems. Easier said than done. For some women gynaecological examinations hurts. How to get rid of the fear? Because internal examinations are sometimes necessary. (…)

Quotes

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.’ (…)

Facts & Figures

June 13, 2023 0 Comments

Menstruating in the ocean: shark bait..?

Most animals have a better sense of smell than humans. Sharks do as well. Swimming in the sea when you’re on your period: a good idea or Jaws 5 waiting to happen? (…)

Body & Mind

June 6, 2023 0 Comments

5 Reasons you should be ashamed

Menstruation + shame: they go hand in hand. But not because of the reasons you might think. (…)

Body & Mind

May 31, 2023 0 Comments

5 Festival survival tips

And yes, of course you’re menstruating exactly when your favourite festival starts. Nice…not. Take advantage of these festival survival tips. (…)

Culture

May 11, 2023 0 Comments

#MHDay2023: yep, still necessary

Making menstruation a normal fact of life and ending period poverty and stigma by 2030. This is – in a nutshell – the goal of #MHDay2023. We aren’t there yet though – far from it. This is what you can do. (…)

Culture

May 1, 2023 0 Comments

Menstruation in animation

How exactly does the menstrual cycle work? You use a lot of words explaining this. Sometimes though, one image works better than a thousand words. Therefore: menstrual animations to educate or to entertain. (…)

Culture

April 17, 2023 0 Comments

Don’t say period

Language is constantly changing. This shows in the way we talk about periods/menstruation/the curse. Or how we try to avoid the conversation at all. (..)

Quotes

April 10, 2023 0 Comments

Why did I ever think this was normal?

‘Rewind two years and you might have found me in a heap on my bedroom floor, crying, engulfed by a black cloud of depression.’ Business psychologist Clare Knox writes about dealing with PMDD. (…)

Culture

March 31, 2023 0 Comments

Donna and Ally: on the run with PMDD

Meet Donna and Ally. Two teenage foster girls on the run while on the quest to be somebodies in a comic roadmovie. One of them has an extra obstacle: PMDD. (…)

Facts & Figures

March 26, 2023 0 Comments

Autism and periods

Getting your period for the first time. Not every (pre) adolescent thinks this is fun. This is especially the case for girls with autism. Here’s why. (…)

Culture

March 9, 2023 0 Comments

F*ck Endo. More than just menstrual pain

New: the documentary F*ck Endo – More than just menstrual pain, by Dutch visual anthropologist, photographer and upcoming documentary maker Wilke Geurds. (…)

Body & Mind

February 26, 2023 0 Comments

Raise awareness about rare diseases

Ever heard of catamenial pneumothorax? Probably not. Rare Disease Day (the last day of February) is meant to raise awareness about the 6,000 existing rare disorders.(…)

Culture

February 19, 2023 0 Comments

Famous – in a tampon commercial…

They are not the least names that started their careers by promoting tampons or menstrual pads. And sometimes it’s just the other way around. Then you’re already famous and you get an offer you can’t resist. (…)

Spotlight

February 13, 2023 0 Comments

Be kind to your vagina – and to the planet

Menstrual products. When considering their environmental impact, you almost feel guilty about needing them. Are reusable products automatically better? And what to choose when taking your vaginal health into account? (…)

Culture

February 6, 2023 0 Comments

Playful period pedagogy: out of the box

From a song with dancing tampons to a board game with ovaries: fun initiatives that teach kids about menstruation. (…)