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This resource includes a step-by-step guide on how to clean a menstrual cup in a public restroom. ResourcesReadData Privacy in a Post-Roe World: Period-Tracking Apps Professor Margot Kaminski discusses data privacy concerns with period-tracking apps after the overturning of Roe v. Wade. Professor Margot Kaminski discusses data privacy concerns with period-tracking apps after the overturning of Roe v. Wade. ResourcesReadThe Coronavirus Vaccine Can Affect Our Periods A study shows changes to menstrual periods in people after getting the COVID-19 vaccine. A study shows changes to menstrual periods in people after getting the COVID-19 vaccine. ResourcesReadIs Your Period Underwear Toxic? Do you know what's in your menstrual products? This article invesigates allegations that period underwear contains harmful PFAS. Do you know what's in your menstrual products? This article invesigates allegations that period underwear contains harmful PFAS. ResourcesReadThe Racist Legacy of "Feminine Care" Products The complex racist (and misogynist) history of vulvar and vaginal douches, sprays, and washes, as well as racial disparities in their use today The complex racist (and misogynist) history of vulvar and vaginal douches, sprays, and washes, as well as racial disparities in their use today ResourcesReadTennis Attire and Menstruation: Responding to the 2022 Wimbledon Dress Code Wimbledon announced an almost entirely all-white dress code for tennis players in 2022. How did that inspire activism around menstruation, clothing, and stigma? Wimbledon announced an almost entirely all-white dress code for tennis players in 2022. How did that inspire activism around menstruation, clothing, and stigma? ResourcesReadNow More Than Ever, It’s Time for Universal Menstrual Education Our content expert Margaret Johnson co-authored this article that advocates for universal, comprehensive, in-depth menstrual education. Our content expert Margaret Johnson co-authored this article that advocates for universal, comprehensive, in-depth menstrual education. ResourcesReadHow Menstrual Education Can Shape Body and Sex Positivity This essay explains why menstrual education can impact how girls feel about their genitals, genital areas, and sexuality overall. This essay explains why menstrual education can impact how girls feel about their genitals, genital areas, and sexuality overall. Stories & ConversationsWatchExplaining Why I Wanted to Go on the Pill BK discusses her conversations with her mother and doctor about going on the birth control pill. BK discusses her conversations with her mother and doctor about going on the birth control pill. Stories & ConversationsWatchWishing I Had Knowledge of Menstrual Cycles at a Younger Age L discusses the taboo around birth and menstruation in her French culture and the process of learning to chart her menstrual cycle as an adult. L discusses the taboo around birth and menstruation in her French culture and the process of learning to chart her menstrual cycle as an adult. Stories & ConversationsWatchUnderstanding Why Women’s Health Has Been So Stigmatized XY describes how her mindset around menstruation has changed and how her previous mindset was informed by her Asian culture. XY describes how her mindset around menstruation has changed and how her previous mindset was informed by her Asian culture. Stories & ConversationsWatchUnderstanding How Hormones Affect My Mental and Physical Health XY discusses some of her health challenges as they relate to depressing thoughts and behaviors linked to her PMS and extreme menstrual cramps. XY discusses some of her health challenges as they relate to depressing thoughts and behaviors linked to her PMS and extreme menstrual cramps. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
