menstruation
Beautiful Cervix Project
One young woman takes a picture of her cervix every day for an entire menstrual cycle.
Your PMDD Primer: A Necessary Guide to an Under Researched Disorder
Other people had to have been struggling with this, right? There was no way I was the only one. But if that was true, then why didn’t I – or anyone else I knew, for that matter – know about it? Why had I wasted years of my life pushing people away, feeling miserable, and not even understanding why? I’m going to make sure that nobody else has to go through what I did.
On Menstruation, Education, and Activism: An Interview with Saniya Ghanoui
Saniya Lee Ghanoui is a historian and critical media studies scholar who focuses on the intersection of gender and sexuality, medicine, and media. Through her studies, she became intrigued by how society created stigma and taboo around the menstrual cycle, which led her to focus on critical menstrual studies investigating the construction and depiction of menstruation in television, the history of menstrual education films, as well as the history of sex education in the United States.
Beezus Murphy's Mom Had an Abortion: An Interview
"My Mom Had an Abortion" is a comic written by Beezus B. Murphy, illustrated by Tatiana Gill, and produced by the Shout Your Abortion network. It tells a unique and personal coming of age story, while emphasizing the importance of choice. In this interview between two high school students across the country from one another, interviewer Zosia Johnson and Beezus discuss this story, and why Beezus decided to share it.
Quickies: Periods and the Menstrual Cycle
A short, fast, sex ed summary about periods and the menstrual cycle.
Sexuality in Color: The Latinx Tampon Taboo
Only a small percentage of Latinas in the U.S. use tampons, despite their cultural prevalence—what gives?
Endometriosis - Why You Shouldn't Ignore Severe Period Pains
What's endometriosis and what can you do about it?
Period Woes: A Play in Two Acts
Bella11
Hello, I'm 14, and I'm always scared of having my period unprepared, so I always wear a pad when I go out. How can I get over my fear of getting my clothes dirty ? Thank you. ...
Decoding Sex in the Media: Tampon Commercial Weirdness
I’ve noticed recently that, of all the hygiene product advertisements—ads for deodorant, toilet paper, diapers, soap, tissues, etc.—menstrual pad and tampon commercials are by far the weirdest.
Quick Hits: Yet More Kinds of No
Sevensinz
I was wondering, can a doctor tell if you've masturbated? And in the case they can, is it possible to mistake it for being sexually active? I'm asking because I have a lot of health problems and I have to see an OB/GYN soon, which means that there's a chance the doctor will check to see if my vagina looks right....