#menstruation stigma

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This is available on my Redbubble (MothraMade)! I think it's pretty good for my first time using an art program and not something specifically designed for making cross stitch patterns. If you do cross stitch and embroidery the pattern is on my Etsy (also MothraMade), otherwise here's the link if you'd like to get this design as a sticker or something!

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[chemicalarospec]

Anyways reminder that you CAN talk to your doctor about periods being hell and you CAN see a gynecologist and you CAN look into Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder (PMDD)! Periods may be an uncomfortable topic, but there is literally no mystic rule that can actually stop you from opening your mouth and speaking about it!

I know medicial stuff is difficult for many, but in general if your doctor isn't listening to you, you can get a new doctor! I mean, I've simply had doctors retire on me a lot and getting a new one was as simple as choosing from a few options, making a new appointment like normal, and then showing up.

For me, hormonal birth control is not an option due to cancer risk, but going on the pill and skipping the placebo week to stop having a menstrual cycle is a Thing You Can Do! Edit: I --guess what -- talked with a doctor and turns out I can, and I'm doing it right now! You can in fact end your periods without surgery! Antidepressants can be prescribed for severe PMS or PMDD!

Also, I've found that sugar is a major exacerbater for me, so unfortunately eating less sugar can help! For me only Halloween-levels of sugar make my menstrual cycle unmanageable, though I do think my remaining struggle would decrease if I cut out added sugar entirely.

[lowpawly]

remember when mras would act like free bleeding was going to be a genuine social concern

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Tamilnadu ಶಾಲೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಆಘಾತಕಾರಿ ಘಟನೆ: ಮುಟ್ಟಿನ ಸಮಯದಲ್ಲಿ ವಿದ್ಯಾರ್ಥಿನಿಯನ್ನು ತರಗತಿ ಹೊರಗೆ ಕೂರಿಸಿ ಪರೀಕ್ಷೆ ಬರೆಯಿಸಿದ ಪ್ರಾಂಶುಪಾಲರು..!

Tamilnadu ಕೊಯಂಬತ್ತೂರು ಜಿಲ್ಲೆಯ ಖಾಸಗಿ ಶಾಲೆಯೊಂದರಲ್ಲಿ 8ನೇ ತರಗತಿಯ ವಿದ್ಯಾರ್ಥಿನಿಯೊಬ್ಬಳು ಮುಟ್ಟು (ಪೀರಿಯಡ್ಸ್) ಪ್ರಾರಂಭವಾದ ಕಾರಣಕ್ಕೆ ತರಗತಿಯಿಂದ ಹೊರಗೆ ಕೂರಿಸಿ ಪರೀಕ್ಷೆ ಬರೆಯುವಂತೆ ಮಾಡಿರುವ ಆಘಾತಕಾರಿ ಘಟನೆ ನಡೆದಿದೆ. ಈ ಘಟನೆ ಸಾಮಾಜಿಕ ಜಾಲತಾಣಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ವೈರಲ್ ಆಗಿದ್ದು, ಶಾಲೆಯ ವಿರುದ್ಧ ತೀವ್ರ ಆಕ್ರೋಶ ವ್ಯಕ್ತವಾಗಿದೆ. Tamilnadu – ಘಟನೆಯ ವಿವರ ಕೊಯಂಬತ್ತೂರು ಜಿಲ್ಲೆಯ ಕಿನತುಕಡವು ತಾಲೂಕಿನ ಸೆಂಗುಟ್ಟೈಪಾಳಯಂ ಗ್ರಾಮದ ಸ್ವಾಮಿ ಚಿದ್ಭವಾನಂದ ಮೆಟ್ರಿಕ್ ಹೈಯರ್…

[rightnewshindi]

शर्मनाक हरकत: मासिक धर्म के कारण 8वीं की दलित छात्रा को कक्षा से बाहर बैठाकर ली परीक्षा, वायरल वीडियो से हड़कंप

Tamilnadu News: तमिलनाडु के कोयंबटूर जिले से एक ऐसा मामला सामने आया है, जिसने इंसानियत को शर्मसार कर दिया। किनाथुकदावु तालुक के पास एक निजी मैट्रिकुलेशन स्कूल में पढ़ने वाली 8वीं कक्षा की एक दलित छात्रा को सिर्फ इसलिए कक्षा से बाहर बैठाकर परीक्षा देने को मजबूर किया गया, क्योंकि उसे मासिक धर्म शुरू हुआ था। यह घटना सोशल मीडिया पर वायरल हो चुकी है और लोग गुस्से में हैं। एक मां की बेबसी और बेटी की…

[talk2move-fundraising]

Kein neues Thema, aber kürzlich ist auf Netflix die Dokumentation „Stigma Monatsblutung“ erschienen und widmet sich mutig einem nach wie vor tabuisierten Thema: der Menstruation. 🩸 In dem 25-minütigen Film werden wir in den ländlichen Hapur Distrikt entführt, etwa 60 km von Delhi entfernt, wo junge Frauen mit den täglichen Herausforderungen der Menstruation konfrontiert sind. 🧘‍♀ Doch inmitten dieser Realität erhebt sich die inspirierende Figur von Sneha, die den Mut hat, gegen gesellschaftliche Normen anzukämpfen. Gemeinsam mit anderen Frauen aus ihrem Dorf gründet sie dank des Pad Projects und der Unterstützung einer Schule in Los Angeles ein Unternehmen, das handgefertigte Damenbinden herstellt und vertreibt. ❤️ Schaut euch diese berührende Dokumentation an!

[honest-moth-of-silver-grove]

hcs for all the castlevania boys (trevor, issac, hector, alucard, dracula, godbrand, the judge, varney, ratko & st. germain- i think that's all of them lol) caring for s/o reader on their period. can be modern times or past times whichever u prefer. 💖

A/N: I wish more people would be less disgusted and more understanding when it comes to menstruation. There are still so many myths circulating about it, I’m shocked sometimes. One time a guy on Twitter said he thought women got periods because they evolved to eat meat. And I was like…. Excuse you?? Lol. Anyway, on to the HCs!

Sorry, some are short. I wanted to do longer to make it fair but there were like TEN characters mentioned and my max is supposed to be SIX so some are taking a far back seat. 

TW: Blood, Period Mention (still w/ GN Reader)

Castlevania Boys Helping S/O GN!Reader with Their Period: 🩸

Trevor: 

Is surprisingly resourceful, given the man was a wandering drunk when you first met him.

Not so much in a kind about-it way, he’s very sarcastic and so over the whole thing right after it starts.

But he did have a large family once so he remembers what his sisters and mother went through.

Will cut off strips of his cape for you to use, but expects you to take care of any sort of ‘mess’, he’s pre-occupied cleaning whatever latest monster’s guts off himself anyway

Buys a whiskey but lets YOU drink most of it to help with the cramps (and for him this is the ultimate sign he loves you lol).

Alucard: 

Is unexpectedly awkward for someone whose mother was a doctor.

He’s very knowledgeable but unsure of how to broach the subject, sort of giving you instructions on what to do (as if you made it to the age you did without knowing??).  

And of course, the castle has everything you could need, and if it doesn’t, he won’t hesitate to travel to get it for you. Although he does insist you stay in while he retrieves it.

If you’ve been together for a while, offers to help clean you up in equal parts removed curiosity and bewitched hunger (although he’s comparatively embarrassed about that later part).

Hector: 

Not phased at all. The man’s used to sticking his hands into corpses, why would menstrual blood be an issue?

Isn’t super knowledgeable about it, he’s been alone focusing solely on his needs for so many years, and this was never one of them. But he does try and learn now that he has you.

He sends his most trustworthy night creatures and reanimated pets to go hunting for the herbs and wild medicines you use. On the other hand, Hector orders the more domesticated pets to stay and cuddle/play with you. 

On the days you’re curled up in a ball in bed, he offers to read some of the books he’s been writing as he knows you find his voice very soothing. 

Isaac: 

Fascinated by human psychology and biology from an earlier age, so he’s moderately educated on the subject. 

Blood does not scare him, but he does understand the societal stigma around sharing such a natural cycle with him.

Like Hector, he sends out his night creatures to fetch you whatever you need. 

Ensure you drink enough tea and water to stay hydrated. Also asks that you eat plenty of red meat to help replace some of the iron you’ve lost.

Is one of the few men that requests you stay as active as you can, limiting rather than stopping your regular activities. Movement and keeping your mind occupied should make the days pass much faster, as Issac is a firm believer that self-discipline is one of the most powerful tools of all. 

Godbrand: 

Not grossed out, but ends up grossing YOU out with his enthusiasm about the whole thing

Will of course offer to go down there himself and ‘take care of matters like a man’ - his words, not yours. 

What? For Godbrand, being with a living, breathing, and most importantly, bleeding human are the perks of your relationship. It’s like having a partner and a constant food source all in one!

Will absolutely curse out if not straight-up attack any other vampire who dares to bitch about your mood swings or irritable behavior. And then once you’re out of earshot, he will proceed to bitch about said mood swings and irritable behavior. What? At least he’s gentlemanly enough not to do it to your face.  

Dracula: 

The most caring and respectful king fr

He is super understanding and educated on the subject. In fairness, he’s probably curated half of the books on menstruation within his vast libraries. 

Has the necessary products on hand- strips of cloth, herbs for cramping and pain, teas, and a medieval-era heating pad of his own invention. 

Like Godbrand, offers to pleasure you down there to help relieve some cramps with the help of an orgasm, although he’s much more romantic and poetic when he suggests such a thing to you. And unlike Godbrand, he’s in it solely for your benefit. The idea that he’d get to feed as well is the farthest thing on his mind. 

Literally the most perfect and doting husband to ever walk the face of this earth oh my god.

The Judge: 

Expects you to handle it yourself lol. 

Don’t ask him for advice or aid. If you must seek out assistance, he directs you to another woman or midwife within the town.

Considers it highly inappropriate to discuss such matters, even if you’re together. 

0/10, not very helpful, would not recommend. 

Saint Germain

Knows a decent amount of what to expect and how to aid you should you request it. 

He’s well-educated and very well-traveled, so he’s encountered quite a few different cultural views of menstruation. 

Does, however, expect you to take care of the more messy parts of it.

He will offer you back rubs or make tea, but aside from him being aware of your current condition, he doesn’t change the way he treats you much at all. 

Sala:

Gets high key disgusting with it

Asks if you can gather all your bloody rags in a big bowl so he can perform some satanic ritual with it. (You’re like… Um, no??? Unless you’re cray-cray too, which, if you’re with him, has a fair chance of ringing true.) 

Will tell everyone else in the monastery about it cuz he’s a freak like that.

Keeps reminding you how in your current state, you would be a perfect sacrifice for the Great Lord Dracula… Ya know, because of the blood thing?

Subtly is NOT his strong suit

Varney: 

The entity also known as Death knows your cycle better than you do lol.

Keeps a mental calendar in his head, and starts peppering you with more kisses than usual a few days before your bleeding starts. 

Just really wants to get on your good side. And wants you to recall in the coming days, how sweet he was to you, so you know, you don’t take all your anger and frustration out on him. 

Very little scares him, he is Death after all. But aside from people not dying and Belmont giving him another go, your mood swings on your period scare the hell out of him. 

He’s not a patient man, and by day seven, Varney feels rather demoralized after being encumbered by his partner’s common human condition. 

Begs Ratko for help. Is promptly told to piss off. 

Ratko: 

Doesn’t react, except to tell you that you smell so much better this way. 

He delivers that line in such a deadpan too, you almost misunderstand what he’s talking about.

Admits that he’d be willing to ‘clean you up’, should you find that arousing.

Regards you the same, but does find himself staying closer to you than normal, for fear the other vampires and night creatures around you will find your scent so enticing and try to take what’s his.

Challenges anyone who looks your way longer than five seconds. Partly as a means to protect his claim over you, but mainly because he rather enjoys the combat practice.

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Periods/menstrual cycles in Panem

recently I've been wondering about how periods and menstrual cycles as a whole are treated and spoke about in Panem.

Katniss never mentions a period to my memory which would make sense because she was malnourished and under mass amounts of stress (both things that can effect menstruation and cycle health) but obviously Mrs Everdeen has had periods as she gave birth to Prim and Katniss. They aren't just non existent by Panem's existence. Do they learn about them in school? it is implied that their education is lacking out in the districts so maybe not.

I wonder if they are taboo. I think that would be another great example of the hypocrisy Suzanne highlights throughout the series. Like how they are broadcasting kids slaughtering one another every year, but Johanna swears and they bleep it. Or how they are sending real, alive, sentient children to kill each other in the arena, but katniss is supposedly carrying a fetus and suddenly it's an issue. They'll plaster kids forced to murder other children everywhere and force you to watch it, but speaking about how we are all created and born is too graphic.

I think about how much different characters would know, like would the higher ups in districts know more about such than say a random boy? mostly likely. That would be a great commentary about withheld education and quality of education based off your privilege.

Jumping to the Capitol, mostly during the ballad of songbirds and snakes age, how much would've they known? I saw someone say how tbosas' time period aligns most with the 1940s. With many husbands dead from the war, many women were working for their families and for the economy still recovering, certain customs and traditions resembling ones of the 40s, I think such would be an accurate estimate. If so, would the ideas and stigma around menstrual cycles be the same? Once again, it would be another great representation of that hypocrisy if it was because they've just lived through a war. People had their friends and family die in front of them, were starved to the bone, corpses littered the streets, horrors were their reality yet, female anatomy is too dirty.

(Not to go on too much of a preachy rant here but once again, just to reaffirm, periods and cycles, as much as they suck sometimes, really are beautiful in their nature. People with periods can create and carry life in their bodies, more than their own and that's incredible! And even if there are issues in that realm, isn't bitching about our periods such a unifying moment everyone with a period can engage in?)

I'm very fascinated by Coriolanus' character (Suzanne Collins, you're a genius!) and would be interested to see how much he knew/didn't know about menstruation. He didn't growing up with many close men in his life, especially not in his household, and I know many men with sisters speak about how all they know about periods come from their sisters informing them. I wonder if him and Tigris had a similar dynamic. I would also care to see how Coriolanus thought of them. As we see, he carries what happens to his mother with him, so I'd be interested to learn how the experience of losing his mother to a hemorrhage she suffered during birth would taint his view on a reproductive cycle. I can only imagine Tigris bleeding through and him panicking that she's going to bleed out and die. Or when one of his friends' mothers fell pregnant, worrying for his friends that they'd lose their mother like he lost his. Would he be empathetic or avoidant and detached to the whole thing?

He despised Livia but I can't help but wonder if he felt a twinge for her when she was pregnant (maybe just in worry for his own ill fate if they copied his parents lives) or maybe that moment could demonstrate how uncaring and heartless he had become by that point.

I don't know this is just something I was pondering, I'd love to hear your thoughts!

[segretecose]

the way people talk about menstrual cups is so weird and i get that it feels invasive no matter how you put it but – ignoring for a moment people who don't menstruate who try to hijack the conversation, which is a different issue – i think most of us who use cups aren't trying to proselytize and we do understand that cups aren't accessible to everyone. the thing is that there is so much misinformation about them being spread by people who've never used them and i guess we do get the urge to clear some things up – which is only fair. you will never see me shame or guilt trip people for single use hygiene products because i understand that they are a necessity. but the menstrual cup has genuinely revolutionized my period experience and THAT's why i wish more people would be more open minded instead of getting defensive and making up issues like "green washing" (?) or health concerns based on 1 extreme case. if it's not for you that's okay, but why make up things about a subject that already has so much stigma around it?

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This shit had me literally on the verge of tears so im sharing it here (EDIT: Sylus version here)

If you're on your period, tapping on Zayne can bring up this

For me tapping on his left (our right) shoulder got me it consistently. Here's all the responses

"Are you this caring with all your patients?"

"Usually, doctors are only responsible for giving medical advice. But Zayne is responsible for taking care of you."

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"You seem to know a lot about this. Been reading up on it?"

"Aren't people required to take a health class in school? It's been years. However, I still remember the basics. But right now, I'm more interested in your mood and your body's current condition."

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"About period stigma..."

"Menstruation is a normal physiological process. It's also crucial for human life. Unfortunately, there's still a lot of stigma surrounding menstruation today. Many people regard it as something unclean or shameful. Akso Hospital has a program where we regularly send medical professionals to give talks on reproductive health. They also distribute free pads. There are lecture recordings from previous years on their social media account. If you're interested, I can find them for you."

[live-laugh-legolas]

Hi, i love your headcanons so much, i literally binge read all of them. Can you do how the Fellowship would react/treat reader who is menstruating? the lack of period comfort fics with the Fellowship is criminal. if you're not comfortable with that, then maybe just a reader who is going through mood swings? if not, totally understand. hope you're having a great day/night!

My friend. My fellow menstrual sufferer. I shall feed you don’t worry (thank you so much, you’re too sweet)

The Fellowship x menstruation

Aragorn:

-Probably the most relaxed about it

-Like. He’s a healer, you will receive some random tea that supposedly helps

-If you get cramps this is they guy you want to be around

-He’s got a fix for you

-Probably tells you about how “it’s all natural. It means your body is healthy and can create life” which frankly isn’t helpful

-Kinda ignores mood swings

-Possible snorts a laugh to himself but means no harm

-He can’t help it; you crying over random things is good entertainment

-Also; totally off topic but I just totally think he has probably helped deliver a baby before

Legolas:

-Ok so, on one hand elves are so old that they basically know about everything

-But

-I chose to believe they don’t really menstruate; or at least nowhere near as often as humans

-And Legolas is a sheltered boy with no mother or sisters

-I think it’s fun to think he doesn’t really know what is happening

-Possibly thinks you’re dying

-Mood swings? Cue concerned and confused puppy face

-Cramps? Sends you to Aragorn

-Crying over nothing? Probably gives you water or something he doesn’t know

-He’s trying

-But he may also know some elvish medicine that could help

-If he thinks to use it is the real question

Gimli:

-A girls girl in the form of a fuzzy short man

-I love Gimli so much

-Immediately to the rescue should you bleed through your trousers

-Very protective of your mood swings; you can’t help it and your going through a lot

-I think dwarves in general really embrace just, life

-And by this I mean they don’t have much need for modesty, a body is a body, it does body things

-So there is no stigma with him

Boromir:

-He’s a smart guy; he’s not totally naive

-Knows what it is. That’s about it

-Probably doesn’t have much experience with someone, you know, actively bleeding from the sacred hole

-He will probably avoid you tbh

-Snap at him once and he’s like “nope. I’m not gonna make this worse”

-Probably grumbles about it but if anyone else says anything…

Frodo:

-Knows what it is

-Doesn’t give a shit

-Like

-If you are in pain or upset obviously he will support you

-But otherwise he doesn’t acknowledge it

-If you want it acknowledged he will but if you don’t he won’t ya know?

Sam:

-Ok, so

-I know not everyone agrees with my characterization of Sam but I stand by him being pretty unaware of anything outside his circle

-He knows what periods are yes

-And he’s definitely not grossed out

-But of all the members he would be the most likely to make a “bet she’s on her period” comment

-He doesn’t mean it to be rude, it’s an observation with no filter

-Like; it just doesn’t occur to him all the time that people aren’t necessarily going to know what he means and that he may sound rude

-Very apologetic tho. He’s the sweetest little dude

-Always helpful and wants you to rest

-Makes lots of tea and wraps you in a blanket with a hot water bottle mixed in there somewhere

Merry:

-I could imagine Merry being confused and kinda taken aback if you snap at him

-But then if you tell him why he’s just like “OHH well why didn’t you just say that?”

-And then totally listens to any emotional rant with uttermost interest

-Probably does the thing where a guy will mimic your behavior. Like. “It’s uterUS” but literally

-If you are emotional he probably will be too

Pippin:

-Don’t let him have a tampon

-He may eat it; may just put it in his mouth to soak up drool until his mouth is a desert

-Will bring you the most random things to use as a pad/tampon

-He may be partly joking but he also is kinda genuine about it

-Possibly thought you could hold it and just pee it out

Gandalf:

-Bet he knows some sort of magic to help with pain

-If he doesn’t than what’s even the point of him having magic

-Good to rant to

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I’m definitely out of habit of writing so this isn’t my best

[violetsandshrikes]

Having talked a little about period poverty recently:

This project is aiming to reach a NZD $1000 goal (USD $605.70) for reusable menstrual pads (+ learning/teaching how to sew them) for school-aged girls in Masaka, Uganda. At the time of posting, the fund is already at $401.

Providing menstrual supplies helps combat stigma around menstruation, and also helps young women continue to attend school (and not have to be continually absent or drop-out due to lack of access!)

[mithliya]

Why do you guys hold periods in such reverence? They're just body functions like pooping and farting. Nothing special

because period stigma exists and there’s women in the world being shamed and treated as if they’re dirty and lesser and even put in menstrual huts for menstruating.