Menstruation Provides Another Barrier for Para Athletes

Menstruation provides another barrier for para athletes

Menstruation can make sport participation prohibitive for women and girls, including a lack of access to period products at venues, but disability can add an additional layer of difficulty.

Periods Are Everyone’s Business, And We Need To Talk About It

Imagine you’re in secondary school, about to present the big project you worked on for weeks in front of the whole class. You’re anxious, worried about stumbling over your words, or forgetting all the key information you’ve planned to share. As you walk to the front of the class, you don’t realize the class is staring at you, until some jerk points and yells at you, “Nasty!”. That’s when you realize you’ve got a massive period stain on your skir…

Reimagining support for women with heavy periods - South East London ICS

Heavy menstrual bleeding (HMB) affects one in four women, yet many struggle in silence. How can we design a digital solution that helps them get the support they need? That was the question at the centre of our Women’s and Girls’ Health Hackathon, which brought together over 70 public health professionals, clinicians, academics and tech experts. Millions of women and girls experience HMB – when periods are unusually long or heavy – yet more than…