Apr 28, 2021 | Blog, Menstrual Health Education
By Davlyn Luke, Chief Period Pro at USC School of Medicine Greenville April is STI Awareness Month, and we want to highlight how Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) may (or may not) affect the menstrual cycle! You may have heard that different STIs can result...
Apr 6, 2021 | Blog, Menstrual Health Education
By Kelly Sutter, Period Pro from the University of Central Florida College of Medicine Have you ever worried about how stress affects your body? Between school, family, friends, and everything else going on in our lives and the world, you might be noticing some...
Feb 23, 2021 | Blog, Menstrual Health Education
In the United States, Black patients are 22% less likely to be prescribed pain medication than white patients. The cause of this significant gap in access lies in hidden biases and myths rooted in a history of medical racism. Most healthcare providers do not...
Jan 18, 2021 | Blog, Menstrual Health Education
Stigma and shame surrounding menstruation have led society to believe that periods are dirty and that conversations about menstrual health are taboo. This stigma perpetrates families, health care settings, and even school health education settings. When young people...
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