menstrual health and hygiene

Menstrual woes: PMDD and its symptoms, causes, and treatment

PMDD is a clinical disorder, yet, it remains shrouded in misunderstanding and misdiagnosis. To accurately understand and manage PMDD, we talked to renowned psychiatrist Professor Dr Anwara Syed Haq MBBS, FCPS, MRCPsych (London), who offered her valuable insights into the causes, symptoms, and effective coping strategies.

Talk about period poverty to eliminate it

Period poverty is the lack of access to sanitary products due to financial as well as knowledge constraints.

Banana fibre pads could vastly improve coastal women's reproductive health

In rural Bangladesh, menstrual hygiene management is still a highly tabooed matter

What’s in a girls’ toilet at a rural school?

There was a likelihood of infection if the rags were not clean. Now, they get a pad free of cost from the school.

#Perspective / A man’s perception on menstrual cycle

The menstrual cycle is something that a woman has to experience for the majority of her life. There is no reason why it should still be taboo even in 2023, but in Bangladeshi society, the topic remains as such. What’s even more appalling is the lack of knowledge about it among men.

May 28, 2024
May 28, 2024

Menstrual woes: PMDD and its symptoms, causes, and treatment

PMDD is a clinical disorder, yet, it remains shrouded in misunderstanding and misdiagnosis. To accurately understand and manage PMDD, we talked to renowned psychiatrist Professor Dr Anwara Syed Haq MBBS, FCPS, MRCPsych (London), who offered her valuable insights into the causes, symptoms, and effective coping strategies.

December 24, 2023
December 24, 2023

Talk about period poverty to eliminate it

Period poverty is the lack of access to sanitary products due to financial as well as knowledge constraints.

July 28, 2023
July 28, 2023

Banana fibre pads could vastly improve coastal women's reproductive health

In rural Bangladesh, menstrual hygiene management is still a highly tabooed matter

May 19, 2023
May 19, 2023

What’s in a girls’ toilet at a rural school?

There was a likelihood of infection if the rags were not clean. Now, they get a pad free of cost from the school.

March 6, 2023
March 6, 2023

A man’s perception on menstrual cycle

The menstrual cycle is something that a woman has to experience for the majority of her life. There is no reason why it should still be taboo even in 2023, but in Bangladeshi society, the topic remains as such. What’s even more appalling is the lack of knowledge about it among men.

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