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How Analysing Your Menstrual Cycle Can Help Diagnose Reproductive Diseases
Menstruation in itself is a topic that tends to intimidate women due to the excessive stigmatisation around it. Lack of proper information about it is something that is being dealt with on a societal level, and this change is heartily welcomed with open arms. However, one topic that still does have the tendency to get swept under the rug is that of female reproductive diseases. Reproductive diseases are hard to diagnose and even harder to treat.
“1 Out Of Every 5 Girls Are Confused About What Periods Are, And I Was One Of Them”
Education is one of the best ways to empower our youth. The way young children are taught about things defines the attitude they hold towards it in future. This holds true especially when young children are taught about sensitive matters, like the changes that their body will go through during puberty, even more so when it comes to menstruation. Hence, it is of great significance to teach properly, in an open and positive environment, without traces of shame and hesitation.
What Does India Want To Know About Menstruation?
Menstruation is a concept that despite learning about in school, most people don’t fully understand. The easy internet access has made it easier for people to search up on topics they are embarrassed about. It would also be natural for people to ask their doubts on the internet. For instance, questions on Quora.com range from career advice, to cooking tips; everything you can imagine under the sun. So, I decided to look up the five most searched questions on menstruation on Quora.
Is It Easier To Have ‘Period Talk’ In Girls’ Colleges Than Co-Ed Colleges?
College is a space where one is exposed to new ideas and ways of doing things. It is the one space where one can meet new people, unlearn toxic behaviours that have been taught to them and learn to be more open and make opinions for one’s own self. The University of Delhi provides both co-ed study environments to its students.
For Most Women In Prisons, Adequate Menstrual Hygiene Management Is A Dream
Getting imprisoned doesn’t mean losing all your rights. Several Articles of the Indian Constitution still hold valid even for prisoners. Without focusing on that, just like in the outside world, where it is the right of each woman to get access to sanitation facilities and menstrual hygiene products, the same should hold true inside prisons as well. However, when it comes to Indian prisons, that is anything but true.
Hey Boys, Are You Hiding that Sanitary Napkin Or Womanhood?
This post is a part of Periodपाठ, a campaign by Youth Ki Awaaz in collaboration with WSSCC to highlight the need for better menstrual hygiene management in India. Click here to find out more. This post is a part of Periodपाठ, a campaign by Youth Ki Awaaz in collaboration with WSSCC to highlight the need for better menstrual hygiene management in India. Click here to find out more.
Language On Periods In India Promotes Stigma And Taboos
Several years of studies, such as the Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis, have confirmed the relationship between a culture and its languages. In order to understand a culture and its traditions, it is imperative first to understand its language. Despite India being home to many ethnicities and cultures, all of them have limited conversation on menstruation. Each culture has its rituals and traditions for their menstruating women.
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