Time off work for period pain is still a topic of heated debate.
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A new study found young Australians often face discomfort and difficulties such as leakage when using menstrual cups, especially at first. This shows the need for more information and support.
There remains a glaring lack of structural support and policies to address the ways menstrual health impacts women’s and girls’ participation in sports at all levels, from grassroots to elite.
Education needs to address the big gaps in the knowledge around the menstrual cycles and the impact menstruation has on a wide range of health outcomes.
Understanding our menstrual cycle and taking a proactive approach to our periods is vital to improving sports performance.
The tournament is an opportunity to dispel period myths and put a focus on the specific needs of athletes who menstruate.
Breaking the taboo: the fascinating history of menstrual products.
Research shows that many girls are in elementary school when they have their first period. But often they have not received adequate health education.
We’ve come a long time since women were deemed too “hormonal” to be sent into space. Yet gender bias is an issue women in the field still reckon with every day.
Digital traces are already being used as evidence to prosecute people accused of seeking abortions.
A severe shortage of tampons alongside sharp price increases have sparked concerns that lower-income women may have difficulty accessing menstrual products.
Menstruating women who sleep less than six hours a night suffer worse periods. But leading treatments for insomnia rarely look at menstrual health.
To truly meet the needs of women, adolescent girls, and all people who menstruate, we need to address four key areas.
Top contributors
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Associate Professor of Sociomedical Sciences, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health
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Senior Research Fellow; Co-Head, Global Adolescent Health Working Group, Burnet Institute
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Professor Emerita, Classical Studies, The Open University
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Research officer for the Welsh Institute of Performance Science, Swansea University
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Adjunct assistant professor, Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa – Massey University
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DPhil Researcher, University of Oxford
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Lecturer in Global Health, University of Sydney
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Doctoral Researcher, Royal Holloway, University of London
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Associate research scientist, Auckland University of Technology
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Senior Lecturer, School of Business, Western Sydney University
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Senior Lecturer in Motor Learning and Skill Acquisition, Western Sydney University
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Professor of Labour Law and Social Security, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela
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Postdoctoral research fellow, University of Arizona
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Professor and Associate Dean - Diversity, Belonging, Inclusion, and Equity, Australian National University
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Associate Professor, School of Kinesiology and Health Science, York University, Canada