Menstruation
15 Things To Know About Your Period
You might consider yourself a menstrual expert, but it's good to check your knowledge.
By Elizabeth Kiefer
Protesters Who Were Teargassed Say They Got Their Period Multiple Times in a Month
Tear gas has unknown effects on the reproductive system, but some have linked it to miscarriages.
By Cecilia Nowell
7 Menstrual Cups to Help You Ditch Tampons and Pads for Good
You get a menstrual cup! You get a menstrual cup!
By Tess Garcia
Everything You Need to Know About Menstrual Cups
Including where to buy them and how to sterilize them.
By Kelly Dougher and Kirsten Thompson
5 Ways to Make Your Period More Sustainable
Plastic tampon applicators aren't environmentally friendly — here's how to switch it up.
By Nina Braca
How to Make Your Menstrual Blood Magical
Periods are already kind of magical, but we're talking spells.
By Lisa Stardust
If Your Period Gives You Severe Depression, This Might Be the Cause
PMDD is more common than you'd think.
By Sofia Barrett-Ibarria
Cities Across Massachusetts are Trying to Make Getting Your Period in School Less Difficult
Free pads and tampons everywhere, please!
By Amanda Beland
These Girls Got Tired of Feeling Shame About Their Periods — So They Started a Podcast About It
"Sssh! Periods" is all about smashing stigma.
By Brittney McNamara
These Organizations Are Trying to Get Rid of the Tampon Tax Across the Country
Heroes.
By Brittney McNamara
6 Period Myths You Should Stop Believing
You don't need to worry about sharks, but be wary of iguanas.
By Brittney McNamara
This Politician Said Ensuring Free Pads and Tampons Would Make Jails Like a "Country Club"
Wait, what?
By Emily Bloch
These Girl Scouts Used Their Cookie Money to Put Tampons in Their School Bathroom
They lobbied their school and installed "hygiene lockers."
By Brittney McNamara
The Period Documentary That Won an Oscar Shows How Far We've Come — and How Far We Have to Go
Despite this win, the menstrual movement is still going.
By Nadya Okamoto
If You've Ever Woken Up Covered in Your Menstrual Blood, This Instagram Is For You
"I didn’t post this to be controversial. I think it’s the most mundane thing in the world."
By Brittney McNamara
A Documentary About Periods Just Won an Oscar
"A period should end a sentence," she said, "not a girl’s education.”
By Brittney McNamara
I'm Trying to Make Tampons Truly Accessible in My School
"My high school and my entire school district were not doing all they could to make these products accessible."
By Abbey Malbon
Free Bleeders Rejoice: There Will Soon Be a Period Emoji
For all your menstruation communication needs.
By Brittney McNamara
Some Government Workers Couldn't Afford Tampons During the Shutdown
This is how one organization stepped up to help.
By Isabella Gomez Sarmiento