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This Brand Is Donating 60 Million Period Products to Girls Who Need Them

It's in honor of Women's History Month.

These South Korean Women Opened Up About Their Periods to Break Down Stigma

Some are taught periods are "dirty."

This Company Is Giving Away FREE Menstrual Cups

Yes, free!

Some UK Women in Police Custody Are Reportedly Denied Pads and Tampons

Some are left without underwear or menstrual products, bleeding in paper suits.

My Disability Made It Hard to Use a Menstrual Cup — So I Designed a New One

Menstrual cups are not made for everyone.

What It's Like to Get Your Period When You're Experiencing Homelessness

Getting your period can lead to stress, embarrassment, missing meals, and missing opportunities.

This Man Accidentally Used a Menstrual Cup to Measure Rice

Yum!

This Is Why Period Stains Are Actually FUNNY

"Tell​ ​them​ ​you​ ​ritualistically sit​ ​in​ ​spaghetti​ ​sauce."

Why Some Jewish Women Are Fighting the Idea That Their Periods Are "Impure"

These women reflect on Niddah.

The Eclipse Might Be to Blame For Your Nasty Period Cramps

This month, at least.

Pads and Tampons Might Soon Be FREE for People in Prison

About time.

The Silence Around Periods Is LITERALLY Putting Lives at Risk

We need to talk about vaginal bleeding of all kinds.

What It's REALLY Like Getting Your Period When You're Transgender

Cass Clemmer explains.

Why Olympic Swimmers Aren't Embarrassed By a Stray Tampon String

Periods are NBD.

I Stopped Getting My Period in My 20s. Here's What It Taught Me About Gender Identity

Periods do not equal womanhood.

I'm Intersex and This Is Why I Used Tampons Just to Feel Normal

"There's this visual, this blood in your panties that you're supposed to see, that you never see."

We Asked These Athletes About Their Periods — And They Got REAL

"It's just part of the game."

How This 14-Year-Old Got Free Pads & Tampons in Her Middle School

"Nothing's going to change unless you do it yourself."