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What do people use when they don't have the menstrual products they need? People who don't have consistent access to menstrual products use a variety of homemade, makeshift methods to get by ...
Menstruation in synchrony with the moon is widely assumed in myths and traditions as a ritual ideal. [14] [15] The idea that menstruation is—or ideally ought to be—in harmony with wider cosmic rhythms is one of the most tenacious ideas central to the myths and rituals of traditional communities across the world.
Carinne Saini-Chambers, founder of menstrual product company Diva, says a simple way to give kids the amount of information they need is to say: "It's a monthly cleansing process for the body to ...
Mammals that have menstrual cycles shed the endometrium through menstruation instead. Humans, elephant shrews , and a few other species have menstrual cycles rather than estrous cycles. Humans, unlike most other species, have concealed ovulation , a lack of obvious external signs to signal estral receptivity at ovulation (i.e., the ability to ...
Diagram illustrating how the uterus lining builds up and breaks down during the menstrual cycle Menstruation (also known as a period, among other colloquial terms) is the regular discharge of blood and mucosal tissue from the inner lining of the uterus through the vagina. The menstrual cycle is characterized by the rise and fall of hormones. Menstruation is triggered by falling progesterone ...
The good news is the more we learn about the menstrual cycle phases, pay attention to the patterns in our bodies and talk to one another about our periods, the better off we all will be.
Etching (Germany, c. 1731) illustrating the uncleanliness of the mother after giving birth, according to Jewish law. The Book of Leviticus states that a mother should be considered unclean for 40 days after giving birth to a boy and for 80 days after giving birth to a girl. The scene shows a mother in bed eating, surrounded by women and children.
And that’s before we get to the discarding part – throwing clothes to that magical, mythical land of “away”. Shein produces an estimated 1.3 million styles a year (Reuters) “Away”, in ...