Facts & Figures December 1, 2018 Monkey on her period (2) What is the use of menstruation? Apart from humans, primates and a few other mammals, no other animal has periods. Apparently a monthly bleeding is no prerequisite for reproduction. (…)
Culture January 27, 2016 Say yes to the dress? The horrible cramps women suffered in Victorian times were thought to be period pain. […]
Facts & Figures November 27, 2015 Periods at an early age, why? Some girls get their first period when they’re 9, others don’t start menstruating until the age of 14. What causes puberty to start earlier? […]
Facts & Figures September 16, 2015 1 Comment Toxic tampon (4): gone up in flames? Tampons can contain toxins and cause TSS. At least, that’s what rumours say. Do people make a big fuss about nothing? Period investigates the matter. […]
Facts & Figures September 3, 2015 Toxic tampon (3): rayon? They can contain toxins and cause TSS. At least, that’s what rumours say. Are tampons really that dangerous or do people make a big fuss about nothing? Period investigates the matter. Part 3: rayon. […]
Body & Mind April 1, 2015 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?
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. […]
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. (…)
