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This week Refinery29 UK is telling fascinating, funny and educational stories about women’s experiences of menstruating around the globe.

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If You Got Your First Period At School, Then This Short Film Will Take You Back

The Ziggy Cup Promises Mess-Free Period Sex – We Got Someone To Test It Out

Can CBD Oil Cure Period Pain? We Put It To The Test

by Amerley Ollennu

How Severe PMS Nearly Stopped These Women’s Careers In Their Tracks

3 Women On How Their Religion Affected Their Periods

The Organisations Helping To Fight Period Poverty In Your Area

Your Funniest & Most Glorious Period Sex Stories

by RACHEL ENGLAND

"I Felt My Body Was Wrong": The Women Who Don't Have Periods (NSFW)

Supporting each other through periods is a familiar pastime for most women. From the colleagues trading ibuprofen and sanitary products on Slack to the hou

Talking About Periods When You’re Trans Or Nonbinary

“There are a lot of good conversations about trans issues happening at the moment, but I think a lot of people don’t really think or talk about tra

by Amelia Abraham

My Parents Banished Me To A Hut Every Time I Got My Period

When Bhagirathi Bajagain, 20, started her period six years ago, her family imposed the traditional Nepali practice of 'Chhaupadi' – forcing her

by Corinne Redfern

Men Tell Us How Much They Think Women Bleed On Their Periods

Pretty much none of us is educated enough about periods. Did you know, for instance, that period pain is way worse in the colder months? Nope, us neither.

by Jess Commons

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 th

by Franki Cookney

"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) while

by Victoria Spratt

4 Women Show Us How Their Skin Changes Throughout Their Menstrual...

by Jacqueline Kilikita

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 pas

by Jess Commons

The Most Ridiculous Myths About Periods

5 Women Who Changed The Way You Have Your Period

We pay tribute to the amazing women who pioneered the way we have our periods

6 Photographers On What Their Period Means To Them

In this Rag Week special of the R29 Photo Album, we asked six female photographers to create a new photograph representing what menstruation means to them.

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

The Best & Worst Menstruation Scenes In Film & TV