What you need to know: Teachers in the affected schools confirmed the impact on attendance and performance. A concern has been raised that poor menstrual hygiene continues to force girls out of ...

In many parts of India, menstruation is still treated less as a normal physiological process and more as a marker of reproductive maturity, shaping expectations around gender roles, mobility, and ...

Lagos – The growing challenge of period poverty in Nigeria has again come under the spotlight, with the Pad Me A Girl Empowerment Foundation warning that thousands of girls remain at risk of losing ...

This article explores three creative and effective ways to educate your girl child about the menstrual cycle, ensuring she is well-informed and prepared for the transformative experience. Initiate ...

“I wasn’t shy from the first time,” says Genet Birhanu of her job as a menstrual educator in Ethiopia. “I understand menstruation cycle is an old taboo,” she says, but “I’m not afraid” to talk about ...

As local bills on gender, sexuality and diversity make their way through Florida’s state legislature, new legislation could ban any discussion of menstrual cycles in school before the sixth grade.

, June 18 -- Nearly two in three adolescent girls in rural Bangladesh experience menstrual disorders, with many facing disruptions to their daily activities and education, according to a new study ...

The COVID-19 booster was linked to shorter menstrual cycles in adolescent girls in the 4 months following administration, particularly when teens were in their follicular phase. The vaccine did not ...

Dysmenorrhoea, or painful menstruation, is a common gynaecological problem affecting adolescents and women of reproductive ...