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title: period poverty
date: 2024-02-15T11:07:00-05:00
author: Grace Koch
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[Health & Sexuality Info](/health-info)# period poverty

Period poverty is the lack of access to safe and adequate menstrual products, menstrual hygiene (such as private bathrooms), and menstrual health education. Period poverty affects large numbers of menstruators in the United States and around the world.

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