New innovations in menstrual products run the gamut from cups and discs to reusable applicators and washable pads. Now periods are all about options.
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When to Have the First Period Talk With Your Daughter: It’s Earlier Than You Think
by Jenny Heitzby Jenny HeitzWhen should you have a first period talk with your daughter? Girls are starting periods as young as 7 or 8, making early menstruation education imperative.
The 2019 CNN Hero of the Year has dedicated her life to keeping girls in school by designing a reusable menstrual pad and reducing period stigma.
The Organic Project (TOP) is a new type of feminine product company focusing on sustainability, accessibility, and humor.
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Periods: What’s Normal, and Why Doctors Often Don’t Listen When It’s Not
by Jenny Heitzby Jenny HeitzOften misunderstood, seldom talked about and still kept hidden in many cultures. Here are things women should keep in mind health-wise during bad periods.
Taking aim at period poverty, this fall, Boston’s public school system will offer free menstrual supplies to students within the district.
How do you protect your personal health information from hackers, data miners, and now, possibly, the state? Start by deleting your health tracking apps.
New efforts and laws are being made to end period poverty among high school and college students.
A group of young women from Bronx Prep Middle School entered NPR’s podcast competition and won awards for covering a taboo topic: menstruation.