A brilliant blog for #IWD from the University of Leicester

#Archaeology #Menstruation #Periods

https://ulasnews.com/2025/03/08/the-archaeology-of-menstruation/

Seit 2021 sollen die öffentlichen Gebäude der Landeshauptstadt #Dresden mit Periodenprodukten ausgestattet werden. Passiert ist bislang nicht viel.

#PVP und #SPD nehmen das jetzt selbst in die Hand und verteilen #Hygieneartikel in den Toiletten des Rathauses.

"Das Thema #Menstruation muss endlich raus aus der Tabuzone und die sichtbare Verfügbarkeit von Hygieneartikel ist darum auch ein kleiner aber wichtiger Schritt zur #Aufklärung und Sensibilisierung“, sagt unsere sozialpolitische Sprecherin @stillnotlovin (#Piraten).

#StaDDrat

Alle Infos findet ihr unter diesem Link:
https://pvp-kooperation.de/2025/01/29/mann-stelle-sich-vor-angestellte-muessten-ihr-eigenes-toilettenpapier-mitbringen/

Things I didn't know about menopause and perimenopause until they happened to me:

- extremely itchy ear holes
- exhausted way too easily
- suddenly growing tits after a lifetime of being flat
- feeling much more feminine than masculine
- anxiety levels cranked up to 11
- skin no longer sloughs off dead skin on its own
- bones trying to turn into talc
- ghost periods, as in all the symptoms of menstruation except for the blood
- my hair went from being really curly to slightly wavy

There are probably more, but that'll do for now. #menstruation #menopause #perimenopause

Wenn ihr oder jemand aus eurem Haushalt eine Menstruations-Tasse nutzt: Wie kocht ihr sie aus?

#Scientists finally understand why #girls are starting their #periods at a #younger #age. The trend of earlier #menses is increasing.

#BLUF: The causes are most likely #stress and #obesity.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Menstruation

https://www.tyla.com/life/true-life/girls-getting-periods-younger-421535-20241111

#PayingAttention. #Period.

#Menstrual #health and #hygiene (#MHH) are #absent from both the #MillenniumDevelopmentGoals and the #SustainableDevelopmentGoals, which have shaped #global and #national-level #policies for several decades. Why?

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Menstruation #Representation #Culture

https://contexts.org/articles/paying-attention-period/

Glowing Egg Is a One-Oeuf Solution for Tracking Cycles - Look, if something happened to you every three weeks or so to basically turn you i... - https://hackaday.com/2024/09/07/glowing-egg-is-a-one-oeuf-solution-for-tracking-cycles/ #menstrualcycle #menstruation #wemosd1mini #lifehacks #fertility #ovulation #esp8266 #rgbled #ws2812 #yaml

Just wanted to share this privacy-first period tracking app with my fedi friends… It’s called Euki, and it stores data locally with PIN protection and no third-party tracking

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/euki/id1469213846

#States were putting #periodproducts in #school #bathrooms — then came the #antitrans #backlash.

The rise of #antitrans #legislation turned a #nonpartisan #health #issue #political.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Education #Menstruation #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #Religion #RepublicanParty #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Transphobia #ThePartyOfHate #EmptyThePews

https://19thnews.org/2024/08/period-products-schools-anti-trans-backlash/

Can the #menstrual #cycle affect how the #body #regulates #bloodsugar?

A #womenshealth #GP explains all the ways our #sex #hormones can #affect our #blood #sugar.

#Women #TransMen #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Health #Healthcare #Menstruation

https://www.stylist.co.uk/health/women/menstrual-cycle-hormones-blood-sugar/912452

Mehrwertsteuersenkung für Tampons und Binden laut Studie verpufft

Die Mehrwertsteuer auf Binden und Tampons wurde 2020 reduziert, um Frauen finanziell zu entlasten. Eine Studie moniert jetzt gleichzeitige Preiserhöhungen bei Slipeinlagen - diese waren von der Maßnahme ausgenommen.

https://www.tagesschau.de/wirtschaft/verbraucher/steuersenkung-binden-tampons-ifo-mehrwertsteuer-100.html?at_medium=mastodon&at_campaign=tagesschau.de

I’m proud to say I just published the fifth and final piece in my series about the experience of accessing healthcare as a disabled person.

This series was difficult to write - because it opened up old wounds. It reminded me of how much gaslighting and abuse I’ve endured at the hands of healthcare workers. It showed me how far I’ve come in becoming a strong and confident advocate.

I thought it might be helpful to list all the articles in one toot - so people can see any they may have missed.

I would encourage everyone to consider sharing with healthcare workers in your life - because my sincere hope is that if they read a first hand account of how these experiences impact a patient - they may approach others differently next time.

I want to thank all the wonderful healthcare workers who’ve cared for me over the years. Who’ve let me be a partner in my care and respected the fact that I know my body best. People like you are the reason I’m still alive - and your kindness and compassion gives me the courage to keep advocating.

To all the patients who’ve had similar experiences, who are scared to go to the hospital or who might be in the hospital now and in need of help…. I hope my series gives you some comfort. I hope it makes you feel less alone and helps provide tips for how to make the experience of going to the hospital a bit safer and easier.

I know how lonely it is to be chronically ill. I know how terrifying it is to give up agency and control to HCWs who may not understand the severity of your disabilities. I see and care about you and I will keep fighting to make our healthcare systems safer for everyone.

Part 1: “Won’t Go to the ER Unless I’m Literally Dying”. https://www.disabledginger.com/p/i-wont-go-to-the-er-unless-im-literally

Part 2: “Tips for Surviving a Hospital Trip when Chronically Ill” https://www.disabledginger.com/p/tips-for-surviving-a-hospital-trip

Part 3: “How to Stay Covid Safe When in Hospital” https://www.disabledginger.com/p/how-to-stay-covid-safe-when-in-hospital

Part 4: “How to be an Effective Advocate for a Disabled Patient.” https://www.disabledginger.com/p/how-to-be-an-effective-advocate-for

Part 5 “My Most Dangerous Hospital Experience and How my Advocate Saved my Life” https://www.disabledginger.com/p/my-most-dangerous-er-experience-and