Alongside our daily period posts for #MenstrualHealthAwarenessMonth we were also crowdfunding to study the safety of menstrual cups/discs. Now I can tell you we raised over NZ$150,000! That will fund us for a year 🥳 Huge thanks to all our supporters. We'll keep you posted.
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#menstrualhealthawarenessmonth — Public Fediverse posts
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Morning peeps! If you missed this yesterday, here’s a mega thread with links to all my #MenstrualHealthAwarenessMonth posts. Thanks for joining me to learn more about all things period-related. Here’s to making a more #PeriodFriendlyWorld!
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Thanks again for engaging with me over the month and sharing all your stories. That link again if you want to support our crowdfunding campaign support.auckland.ac.nz/mcr 36/36 #MenstrualHealthAwarenessMonth #PeriodFriendlyWorld
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On day 28, we covered the taxing of period products: bsky.app/profile/siou... 32/36 #MenstrualHealthAwarenessMonth #PeriodFriendlyWorld
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On day 25, we covered toxic shock syndrome: bsky.app/profile/siou... 29/36 #MenstrualHealthAwarenessMonth #PeriodFriendlyWorld
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On day 24, we covered periods and conflict, and the amazing work being done by Reemi: bsky.app/profile/siou... 28/36 #MenstrualHealthAwarenessMonth #PeriodFriendlyWorld
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On day 23, we covered free bleeding and the free bleeding movement: bsky.app/profile/siou... 27/36 #MenstrualHealthAwarenessMonth #PeriodFriendlyWorld
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On day 21, we covered the environmental impact of periods: bsky.app/profile/siou... 26/36 #MenstrualHealthAwarenessMonth #PeriodFriendlyWorld
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On day 18, we covered modern period products: bsky.app/profile/siou... 23/36 #MenstrualHealthAwarenessMonth #PeriodFriendlyWorld
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On day 17, we covered menopause and perimenopause: bsky.app/profile/siou... 22/36 #MenstrualHealthAwarenessMonth #PeriodFriendlyWorld
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On day 16, we covered menstrual leave: bsky.app/profile/siou... 21/36 #MenstrualHealthAwarenessMonth #PeriodFriendlyWorld
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On day 14, we covered the important news that the misleading Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) has just been renamed Polyendocrine Metabolic Ovarian Syndrome (PMOS): bsky.app/profile/siou... 20/36 #MenstrualHealthAwarenessMonth #PeriodFriendlyWorld
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On day 13, we covered adenomyosis and fibroids: bsky.app/profile/did:... 19/36 #MenstrualHealthAwarenessMonth #PeriodFriendlyWorld
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On day 12, we covered endometriosis: bsky.app/profile/siou... 18/36 #MenstrualHealthAwarenessMonth #PeriodFriendlyWorld
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On day 11, we covered premenstrual syndrome (AKA PMS): bsky.app/profile/siou... 17/36 #MenstrualHealthAwarenessMonth #PeriodFriendlyWorld
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On day 9, we explained what MDCD stands for: menstrual discomfort, conditions, and disorders: bsky.app/profile/siou... 15/36 #MenstrualHealthAwarenessMonth #PeriodFriendlyWorld
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I followed this up by making a calculator so you can work out your own numbers: 14/36 #MenstrualHealthAwarenessMonth #PeriodFriendlyWorld infectious-thoughts.ghost.io/ever-wondere...
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On day 7, we did some back-of-the-envelope calculations for how many period people will have during their lifetime: bsky.app/profile/siou... 13/36 #MenstrualHealthAwarenessMonth #PeriodFriendlyWorld
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On day 4, we covered what people around the world call their period: bsky.app/profile/siou... 10/36 #MenstrualHealthAwarenessMonth #PeriodFriendlyWorld
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Ok, on to the posts. On day 1, we covered what menstrual health is: bsky.app/profile/siou... 7/36 #MenstrualHealthAwarenessMonth #PeriodFriendlyWorld
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We've also covered period products, how badly they've been tested, and the lack of international standards. 3/36 #MenstrualHealthAwarenessMonth #PeriodFriendlyWorld
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May is #MenstrualHealthAwarenessMonth and I've been trying to post something about menstrual health every day. Today is day 31 which means we made it to the end! Strap yourself in for a mammoth summary thread with links to all the posts :) 1/36 #PeriodFriendlyWorld
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And then made another calculator so you can work out how much you spend/have spent on disposable period products over your lifetime and how much tax you've paid/will pay: infectious-thoughts.ghost.io/the-price-of... 33/36 #MenstrualHealthAwarenessMonth #PeriodFriendlyWorld
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On day 27, we covered how misleading absorbency ratings are as they weren't tested using blood: bsky.app/profile/siou... 31/36 #MenstrualHealthAwarenessMonth #PeriodFriendlyWorld
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This month we've also been crowdfunding to do a study testing how well bacteria can stick to menstrual cups and discs. After 18 months of rejected funding applications, crowdfunding was our last resort. 4/36 #MenstrualHealthAwarenessMonth #PeriodFriendlyWorld
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On day 2, we covered what menstruation is: bsky.app/profile/siou... 8/36 #MenstrualHealthAwarenessMonth #PeriodFriendlyWorld
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On day 29, we covered Scotland's free period product legislation: bsky.app/profile/siou... 34/36 #MenstrualHealthAwarenessMonth #PeriodFriendlyWorld
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On day 19, we covered historical period products (who can forget the Hockert's Catamenial Sack!): bsky.app/profile/siou... 24/36 #MenstrualHealthAwarenessMonth #PeriodFriendlyWorld
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And finally, on day 30, we covered the lack of international standards for period products and that that means for what they might contain: bsky.app/profile/siou... 35/36 #MenstrualHealthAwarenessMonth #PeriodFriendlyWorld
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