A mom shares why she's transparent about menstruation with her kids. (Photo: Getty) My daughter was 2 and a half the first time she followed me into the bathroom when I was menstruating. It was my ...

I had my first period at 11 years old, stuffed toilet paper in my undies, and hoped for the best. I hadn't had the period talk with my mom, so my dad took over and talked to me about puberty. While we ...

Starting the period talk with your daughter can feel a bit daunting. It’s one of those important conversations that every ...

Do you remember the first time that your parents sat you down to have the “period talk?” It was probably an awkward conversation, more than likely led by your mother who may have been the only parent ...

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We all have our periods, so why is it so difficult to talk about them? It’s time to break the taboo and open up about this shared experience. Connecting with each other is how we learn to deal with ...

From the very first time she laced up her sneakers at high school track practice through her final race as a collegiate athlete, Olympic runner Colleen Quigley never felt ashamed to have a period. Her ...

Who: Knix, with Rethink for creative and strategy, along with US soccer star Megan Rapinoe. What: “Sport Your Period,” the second part of a campaign launched late last year seeking to remove the ...

Periods impact more than a quarter of the global population, and 80% of women say they’ve been less productive at work because of them. Yet only one in five are willing to talk to their employers ...

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