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What is chhaupadi & where is it from?

What is chhaupadi & where is it from?

The practice of chhaupadi separates menstruators from the rest of the home and forces them to stay in menstrual huts for the duration of their periods in harsh conditions that are justified by the ...

What is chhaupadi & where is it from?

The practice of chhaupadi separates menstruators from the rest of the home and forces them to stay in menstrual huts for the duration of their periods in harsh conditions that are justified by the ...

Everything You Should Know About Menopause

Everything You Should Know About Menopause

Why is menopause still so stigmatized? Can’t we just talk about it like any other stage of life? The stigma around menopause has been building for a long time. Until...

Everything You Should Know About Menopause

Why is menopause still so stigmatized? Can’t we just talk about it like any other stage of life? The stigma around menopause has been building for a long time. Until...

How to Nominate Your School to be Stocked with August Period Care

How to Nominate Your School to be Stocked with ...

How-To: We’ve created the August Advocates Program so that schools may purchase August period care at a wholesale price. Within this program, students work directly with their administration to stock...

How to Nominate Your School to be Stocked with ...

How-To: We’ve created the August Advocates Program so that schools may purchase August period care at a wholesale price. Within this program, students work directly with their administration to stock...

September is Gynecological Cancer Awareness Month (GCAM)!

September is Gynecological Cancer Awareness Mon...

September is Gynecological Cancer Awareness Month (GCAM)! Gynecological cancers can affect menstruators and people who are AFAB. According to the Foundation for Women’s Cancer (FWC), someone gets diagnosed with a type...

September is Gynecological Cancer Awareness Mon...

September is Gynecological Cancer Awareness Month (GCAM)! Gynecological cancers can affect menstruators and people who are AFAB. According to the Foundation for Women’s Cancer (FWC), someone gets diagnosed with a type...

How a Harry Styles Concert Poster Influenced Period Positivity.

How a Harry Styles Concert Poster Influenced Pe...

We love getting to hear your unapologetic period stories! Today, we’re bringing you 3 short stories that exemplify period power and DIGNITY. Story #1: How A Harry Styles Poster Influenced...

How a Harry Styles Concert Poster Influenced Pe...

We love getting to hear your unapologetic period stories! Today, we’re bringing you 3 short stories that exemplify period power and DIGNITY. Story #1: How A Harry Styles Poster Influenced...

The History of Tampons: from Useful to Comfortable.

The History of Tampons: from Useful to Comforta...

Did y’all know that a non-menstruating man invented the first official tampon??? Obviously, people with a uterus were using makeshift period products for THOUSANDS of years prior to Dr. Earl...

The History of Tampons: from Useful to Comforta...

Did y’all know that a non-menstruating man invented the first official tampon??? Obviously, people with a uterus were using makeshift period products for THOUSANDS of years prior to Dr. Earl...

7 signs that your first period is coming!

7 signs that your first period is coming!

Advice for getting your period for the first time! It may be true that the average age for someone to get their first period is age 12 but did you...

7 signs that your first period is coming!

Advice for getting your period for the first time! It may be true that the average age for someone to get their first period is age 12 but did you...

From ashamed menstruator to PCOS Period Powerhouse: an Interview.

From ashamed menstruator to PCOS Period Powerho...

September is PCOS Awareness Month! All month long we’re going to share PCOS stories from our community and showcase how they are a true Period Powerhouse! Meet Madalyn (she/her): a menstruator managing...

From ashamed menstruator to PCOS Period Powerho...

September is PCOS Awareness Month! All month long we’re going to share PCOS stories from our community and showcase how they are a true Period Powerhouse! Meet Madalyn (she/her): a menstruator managing...

Let's talk about irregular periods for PCOS Awareness Month!

Let's talk about irregular periods for PCOS Awa...

Introduce yourself! Who are you & what do you do? "Howdy! My name is G’Nel Guerrero, pronouns: she/her. I’m 21 and I’m currently in my final year at the University...

Let's talk about irregular periods for PCOS Awa...

Introduce yourself! Who are you & what do you do? "Howdy! My name is G’Nel Guerrero, pronouns: she/her. I’m 21 and I’m currently in my final year at the University...