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(No) sexual desire: How the menstrual cycle affects libido

Deutsche Welle
Posted at Jan 13 08:21 AM

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Europe's first paid 'menstrual leave' gets Spain MPs backing

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 16 07:00 AM

Spanish lawmakers on Thursday voted through a bill granting paid medical leave to women who suffer from severe period pain, becoming the first European country to advance such legislation. Read more »

Vaccines and heavier periods: Expert says look at the benefits

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 02 09:32 AM

A health expert on Wednesday said information that COVID-19 vaccines can cause heavy menstrual bleeding should be weighed with the risk benefit of taking the vaccines. Read more »

Covid vaccines may cause period problems: experts

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 29 04:34 AM

Some Covid vaccines may cause heavy menstrual bleeding, specialists at the European Medicines Agency (EMA) warned Friday. Read more »

La Union gov't employees get 'menstruation privilege'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 18 04:18 PM

Female employees of the La Union provincial government can now work at home 2 days per month during their menstrual period, according to Governor Rafy Ortega-David. Read more »

India: Menstruation taboos are forcing girls out of school

Deutsche Welle
Posted at Oct 06 11:22 AM

Millions of girls in India are missing out on school due to stigma over periods and a lack of sanitary facilities. Read more »

LIST: Countries that grant paid menstrual leave

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of May 18 11:06 AM

Many women have painful periods, but only a handful of countries around the world, mostly in Asia, allow them to take time off work to recover. Read more »

Women's periods may be slightly late after COVID vaccine: study

Lucie Aubourg, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 07 08:12 AM

Women vaccinated against COVID-19 saw a slight delay in their period of almost a day compared to those who were unvaccinated, a study said. Read more »

Scotland first in the world to make sanitary products free

Lin Taylor, Thomson Reuters Foundation
Posted at Nov 25 09:29 AM

LONDON - Scotland on Tuesday made sanitary products free to all women, becoming the first nation in the world to take such a step against "period poverty." Read more »

Pantone’s newest color is a nod to menstruation: Period red

Geneva Abdul, The New York Times
Posted at Oct 01 10:26 AM

Pantone, the color registry company, has introduced a new shade — Period red — that it hopes will get people talking about a part of life that often goes unmentioned.   Read more »

Indian students stripped for menstruation checks

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 14 06:25 PM

AHMEDABAD, India - Scores of women students staged a protest outside an Indian college saying they were forced to strip to check if they were menstruating. Read more »