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Bleeding, sweating and selling dupattas: Zara Peerzada on normalising menstrual 'mania'
Model opened up on her struggle with PMDD to empower women who feel theirs may be reduced to a PMS joke.
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Irregular periods? Pandemic stress could be the reason
Doctors suggest that being in the house can affect sleep patterns, eating habits and physical activity as well
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A pioneer in menstrual care talks about Asia's period problems
LUÜNA Naturals founder Olivia Cotes-James wants to change the preconceived notions about female reproduction
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Nepal makes first arrest over 'menstrual hut' death
Police believe brother-in-law banished victim to hut where she suffocated after lighting a fire for warmth
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Myths and menstruation: Overcoming Pakistan's period taboo
As access to basic feminine hygiene products remains difficult in rural areas of the country
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Short film on taboos around menstruation wins Oscar
'Period. End of Sentence' picked up an award in the Documentary Short Subject category
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Not a dirty word: Indian girls shatter menstruation myths
Beliefs in India suggest menstruating women are impure, should not enter temples, or prepare certain foods
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Humiliated for period stain, Indian girl kills herself: parents
In suicide note, girl said her teacher was picking on her but she did not mention the incident with her period
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Nepal criminalises isolation of menstruating women
The law stipulates a three-month jail sentence or a $30 fine for anyone forcing a woman to follow the custom
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Vaginal bleeding taboo in poor countries puts lives at risk: report
A tradition in Nepal obliges women to sleep in sheds or outbuildings while they have their period
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Indian firm introduces first day of period leave for female staff
Women working in Bihar's government departments get a two-day leave per month for 'biological reasons'
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Nepali girl dies in menstruation hut
Many communities in Nepal view menstruating women as impure
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Italy all set to pass menstrual leave bill
Lawmakers have tabled a bill allowing women to take three-day paid leave each month
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Pakistani team develops menstrual game app to break taboos
Players in 'MoHim' catch sanitary pads while avoiding items unsuited to absorbing period flow