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Winter can make periods worse, expert reveals
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Craving chocolates during periods? Here's why
The researchers believed that the people now generally let their cravings run amok based on the cues predominantly set in their minds.
Early periods, menopause linked to heart disease: study
The findings are not the first to uncover a link between reproductive factors and cardiovascular diseases.
Menstrual exile of Nepal woman sees her dying in freezing conditions
21-year-old was thrown out because of tradition in which women are exiled during menstruation for being impure or harbingers of bad luck.
Let’s talk about period!
While the country still shies away from talking about menstruation, this 19-year-old has taken upon herself to educate schoolgirls on the same.
Acupressure app may help ease menstrual cramp pain
Women with menstrual pain already practice self-management, an app for acupressure can be easily added.
British women’s taxes on tampons pay for domestic abuse
Laura Coryton, 24, started the Stop Taxing Periods campaign in May 2014 while still a student.
Parents, experts welcome move to sensitise children
Experts feel 10 is the best age for a girl child to learn about menstruation and hygiene.
Nepal criminalises isolation of menstruating women after teen’s death
The new law stipulates a three-month jail sentence or a 3,000 rupee fine, or both, for anyone forcing a woman to follow the custom.
Nepal criminalises banishing women from home during menstruation
Supreme Court banned chhaupadi more than a decade ago but it is still followed in parts of Nepal, particularly in remote western districts.