Taking the stigma out of menstrual health. How the menstrual cycle may affect your health and status. Evidenced-based info hub and human rights blog.
London, England
Joined January 2016
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OUT TODAY - The Menstrual Movement in the Media: Reducing Stigma and Tackling Social Inequalities (open access). read for free here: link.springer.com/book/10.10…
My latest journal article is out-How we (unintentionally) define 'periods' as the problem, rather than period stigma and those who profit from it - leading to less effective campaigns and interventions...
rdcu.be/d0T4P
and nature.com/articles/s41562-0…
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Do you experience heavy menstrual bleeding? Do your heavy #periods affect your daily life?🩸
We want to know about your experiences. #TalkingPeriods
Help us improve policies & guidelines around the treatment of heavy periods by completing this survey: forms.office.com/e/X5D5skjtc…
ALT Text reads: Are heavy periods affecting your life? Share your story! Do heavy periods disrupt your daily routine or life in general? Ever felt your menstrual experiences were unique or struggled to find the right treatment? Whether you’ve been satisfied or dissatisfied with your experience and treatment options, your story is important to us. We invite you to participate in a brief survey aimed at assessing the impact of heavy periods, as well as your experiences seeking medical care and the treatment options you were given. This survey will take about 15 minutes of your time and will be used to inform policies and guidelines around treatment of heavy periods. Complete the survey at https://forms.office.com/e/X5D5skjtcG or using the QR code below.
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Data can be a powerful force for change, but as long as the story is about women damaging their careers through motherhood rather than society damaging itself through not supporting parents- progress will be piecemeal. #motherhoodpenalty
New research alert! A review of UK textbooks has revealed that menstrual physiology is almost universally reduced to only its hormonal coordination. This has negative impacts for research, health, and gender equality. menstrual-matters.com/black-…
Great to be speaking at the Best Practice London/ Women’s Health Professional Care event at Kensington Olympia today! Providing the menstrual health info currently missing from medical training… #WomensHealthPC #bestpracticelondon
MM founder, Dr Sally King, was recently featured in this fantastic TV documentary… See her stuff on PMS and the myth of the hysterical female from 23 mins… arte.tv/en/videos/110279-000…
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Dr. Sally King addresses harmful gender stereotypes like the ‘hysterical/hormonal female’ and its negative impact impact, for example on being believed when reporting symptoms and health issues. #SMCR2023 #MenstrualHealth #MenstrualLiteracy @MenstruMatters
So great to be here at SMCR conference 2023! Postponed from 2021 due to Covid- now we’re finally back together in one place- let the fun commence!
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Historian Dr Jaipreet Virdi @jaivirdi joins expert panel exploring historical understandings of endometriosis and how these have or have not changed over time
July 6th, part of @BritishAcademy_ 'Reframing Endometriosis' conference
Tickets/more info: thebritishacademy.ac.uk/even…
Guest blog post alert! Check out this lovely menstrual education study from one of the most progressive countries in the world...
menstrual-matters.com/sweden…
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Please vote now and help @irise_int win £60,000 of funding for vital, community-led work to end period shame across South Yorkshire.
thepeoplesprojects.org.uk/pr…
#EveryPeriodCounts #PeoplesProjects #MHDay #WeAreCommitted
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Reframing Endometriosis: Power, Politics and Potential Futures programme is now available!
July 6th & 7th, Online and In-person (Birmingham, UK)
For more information, registration, and more visit:
thebritishacademy.ac.uk/even…
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Across education, pupils tell us that their education about periods isn’t enough, and #teachers tell us their training is inadequate.
If you are a UK teacher or trainee teacher, please, tell us what you think by taking this short survey: shusls.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/… #periodpositive🩸
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In our research, young people told us what they needed from period 🩸 education:
Tell us everything
Don’t leave anyone or anything out
Show us who knows and can teach us
That's why we need to hear from UK teachers: please help - take and share our survey! shusls.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/…
Menstrual Matters retweeted
In our research, young people told us what they needed from period 🩸 education:
Tell us everything
Don’t leave anyone or anything out
Show us who knows and can teach us
That's why we need to hear from UK teachers: please help - take and share our survey! shusls.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/…
Check out my blog on #theconversation - While it may seem like a good idea at first glance, menstrual leave doesn't improve working conditions for women, menstrual health outcomes, menstrual stigma, or gender equality more widely.
theconversation.com/why-mens…
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Want to communicate effectively with young people about menstruation via social media? Then check out this guidance bit.ly/403XgEO. It is based on my @LeverhulmeTrust research with teenagers and the expertise of @acushlayoung in menstrual health advocacy & education.
ALT Cover page of the guidance
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Do you religiously time your meals to avoid a hunger-triggered migraine attack? Here's why missing meals is a #migraine #trigger: bit.ly/3jsuwVW
