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3 Women On How Religion Affected Their Periods
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Amy Sedghi
This week Refinery29 UK is telling fascinating, funny and educational stories about women’s experiences of menstruating around the globe.
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The Organisations Helping To Fight Period Poverty In Your Area
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Refinery29
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Your Funniest & Most Glorious Period Sex Stories
by
RACHEL ENGLAND
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"I Felt My Body Was Wrong": The Women Who Don't Have Periods (NSFW)
by
Bex Day
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Talking About Periods When You’re Trans Or Nonbinary
Amelia Abraham
13 Sep 2018
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My Parents Banished Me To A Hut Every Time I Got My Period
Corinne Redfern
12 Sep 2018
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Men Tell Us How Much They Think Women Bleed On Their Periods
Jess Commons
12 Sep 2018
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Your Period Can Actually Change The Way You Experience Illness
Anyone who has periods can tell you about the day-to-day impact on moods, energy levels, sex drive and food cravings. But research increasingly suggests
by
Franki Cookney
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"I Felt Suicidal": Living With Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder
Jasmine, 23, is originally from Hull but now lives in London. She started suffering with what she now knows is premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD)
by
Victoria Spratt
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4 Women Show Us How Their Skin Changes Throughout Their Menstrual...
Did you know that between one- and two-thirds of female acne sufferers will have a flare-up around the time of their period? According to London-based
by
Jacqueline Kilikita
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Why We're Going To Be Talking About Periods All Week
Great news: Our week all about periods – the gloriously named Rag Week – is back for the third year running, in conjunction with Bodyform. Over the
by
Jess Commons
Rag Week
The Most Ridiculous Myths About Periods
If you're thinking about getting your period, you may want to think again. There's a possibility that you'll kill people with your stare, or heal people
by
Rose Lander
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5 Women Who Changed The Way You Have Your Period
It's Rag Week and we're taking on possibly the world's strangest taboo – the tradition of not talking about periods, a near-universal female experience.
by
Rose Lander
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6 Photographers On What Their Period Means To Them
For this Rag Week special of the R29 Photo Album, we commissioned six female photographers to create a new image about what menstruation means to them.
by
Anna Jay
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The Most Public Period I’ve Ever Had
We've all been there. Happily going about our business when we suddenly feel it. A leak. Ask any woman and they'll have a story about when their period
by
Refinery29
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The Best & Worst Menstruation Scenes In Film & TV
Menstruation may affect up to half of the world's population, but that doesn't mean it's always portrayed sympathetically – or even accurately – in
by
Natalie Gil
