Global September 10, 2019 Peculiar prejudices Menstrual blood has the power to destroy enemies, and the touch of a menstruating woman causes a mirror to lose its brightness… There are some very strange prejudices, myths and taboos about periods. (…)
Body & Mind August 31, 2019 How to use a menstrual cup? Yeah, sure. Try a menstrual cup. Brilliant advice. Only, how? Remember your very first tampon. That wasn’t a piece of cake either. Period! comes to the rescue. Here is everything you need to know. (…)
Body & Mind June 29, 2019 Jump in, also when menstruating Of course your period starts the exact moment you step off the plane at your tropical beach holiday destination. Bad timing, but you can definitely swim. Here’s what to do. (…)
Facts & Figures March 27, 2019 5 Things you can do with… Menstrual blood. Most women either throw it away, when using a tampon or pad, or flush it through the toilet, in case of a cup. But why not reuse it? (…)
Facts & Figures June 21, 2018 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. […]
Culture February 9, 2018 Happy Valentine’s Day Giving chocolate for Valentine’s Day is such a cliché. Unless… you choose for chocolate with a secret weapon. Menstrual chocolate so to say. (…)
Culture October 27, 2017 Blue blood Fragment from Family Guy: ‘Help! Tampon manufacturers don’t use blue liquid any more in their commercials!’ But wait… […]
Quotes July 14, 2016 That’s Another Mother Cookie ‘In Dutch we have a saying ‘that’s another cookie’ or ‘dat is andere koek.’ Maybe you’re familiar with it, thanks to Louis van Gaal. It means ‘that’s another story.’ Well here’s my ‘another story…’ – A guest blog by the British tutor and mother Amy Verkerk. […]
Art May 16, 2016 Pretty/ugly* (*delete as necessary) ‘Do you consider what you see pretty or ugly?’ Visual artist Jen Lewis invites people to look at menstruation in a different way. […]
Art February 13, 2016 On my Period Shame? Pornographic actress, self-proclaimed feminist and artist May Ling Su does not know what it means. […]
Facts & Figures May 4, 2015 1 Comment Menophobia: fear of menstruation Spiders, snakes, heights, and small spaces. These are four of the most common phobias. But you can also have menophobia, and be excessively afraid of your period. [..]
Culture April 1, 2015 Period stains? Not on Instagram It’s a picture of a woman on her period. A very normal situation. But it seems like menstruation is still taboo, at least on social media. […]
Quotes April 1, 2015 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 October 18, 2014 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 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. […]
Quotes June 17, 2014 Bleeding out the moisture According to Hippocrates, the father of western medicine, menstruation was the salvation of most women. […]
