menstrual blood

Body & Mind
July 1, 2024 0 Comments

Why menstrual myths aren’t funny

There’s a lack of general menstrual knowledge. Just look at all the menstrual myths that keep circulating. We list seven of the most common ones and explain why these myths aren’t funny, but instead rather alarming. (…)

Shopping
February 17, 2024 0 Comments

Wash and go

Washable menstrual products in which you can have your period without stress have their benefits. Main criticism: you have to wash them. But then you wash your other underwear too, don’t you? Take advantage of these practical laundry tips. (…). 

Facts & Figures
October 2, 2023 0 Comments

Menstrual blood: the new gold?

We dislike it, detest it, or are even afraid of it. A shame, because menstrual blood turns out to be the new gold if you do research. You can do more with it than just ruin your underwear. We list the latest insights. (…)

Body & Mind
August 14, 2020 0 Comments

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. (…)

Art
November 26, 2019 0 Comments

Beauty in blood

‘Do you consider what you see pretty or ugly?’ Visual artist Jen Lewis invites people to look at menstruation in a different way with her series Beauty in Blood. (…)

Global
September 10, 2019 0 Comments

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. (…)

Culture
October 27, 2017 0 Comments

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 0 Comments

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. (…)

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
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. (…)