Series 1 Posts: Periods, an Introduction

We kicked off our content on Instagram! We dedicated our first posts to periods during the time of puberty (things we wish we had known while having our first periods).

Wanted to know more on the info we shared in this week's posts? Find the sources and links we referenced in our posts below.

(Side note: we hope you enjoyed the #throwback pictures of us in middle school.)

Periods Taboos

• https://www.friendsofunfpa.org/left-in-the-dark-how-period-taboos-put-women-and-girls-at-risk/#:~:text=Common

• https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-northern-ireland-47254222

• https://helloclue.com/articles/culture/how-did-menstruation-become-taboohttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4408698/

• https://www.teenvogue.com/story/period-taboo-around-the-world

• https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/period-poverty-taboo-around-world

Menstrual Products

• https://uthealthaustin.org/blog/period-products

• https://www.bostonmagazine.com/health/2019/10/31/organic-eco-friendly-menstrual-products/

• https://www.familyplanning.org.nz/advice/periods/period-products

Menstrual Cycle 101

• The Normal Menstrual Cycle and the Control of Ovulation (from ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/)

• Menstrual Cycle Overview (Children's Hospital of Pennsylvania)

• The Menstrual Cycle: More Than Your Period (Clue)

• All Types of Vaginal Discharge (Flo Health)

• Re: the myth of menstrual cycles syncing:

  • The Myth of Period Syncing (NY Times)

  • Fahs, B. (2016). Demystifying Menstrual Synchrony: Women's Subjective Beliefs About Bleeding in Tandem With Other Women. Women's Reproductive Health, 3(1), 1-15.

Organizations Supporting First Periods

• "congrats on your period" card by other cards

• A first period kit + digital guide on your first period from LOLA

• Fresh Start Period Kit from BTWN, Thinx's teen brand

• American Girl's Care and Keeping of You

• The Guide, Period from Hello Flo

• Menstrual Mates' soon-to-be-released graphic novel

• #HappyPeriod

• Aunt Flow

• Period Equity

• BeGirl

• Cora

• She for She Pads

• The Pad Project

  • org behind the film Period, End of Sentence (on YouTube)

If you haven't yet seen these posts yet, go check them out on our Instagram. Thank you!