Research shows that many girls are in elementary school when they have their first period. But often they have not received adequate health education.
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We’ve come a long time since women were deemed too “hormonal” to be sent into space. Yet gender bias is an issue women in the field still reckon with every day.
Digital traces are already being used as evidence to prosecute people accused of seeking abortions.
A severe shortage of tampons alongside sharp price increases have sparked concerns that lower-income women may have difficulty accessing menstrual products.
Menstruating women who sleep less than six hours a night suffer worse periods. But leading treatments for insomnia rarely look at menstrual health.
To truly meet the needs of women, adolescent girls, and all people who menstruate, we need to address four key areas.
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Associate Professor of Sociomedical Sciences, Columbia University
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