Menstruation and Me
Originally published on The Huffington Post I have an interesting relationship with my period. I don’t have one. Two years ago I changed my birth control method from the pill to an intrauterine device (IUD). What I learned afterwards is that losing your monthly visits from ‘Aunt Flo’ is a common side effect — a […]
Menstruation Matters Because Girls Matter. Period.
Written by Dr. Emily Wilson-Smith – Chair of Irise International Before I even set foot in Uganda as a teenager I had anticipated period horror. I took myself to my general practitioner and explained that the combination of a pit latrine and a period just wasn’t going to work out for me. There was nothing […]
Stand Up Tall and Break the Taboo of Menstruation in Africa
Originally published on Huffington Post. Unlike many believe, menstrual health is not just a ‘women’s issue’. We need to get people – boys and girls, men and women – to talk openly about menstrual health in every part of the world. Female hygiene should be at the top of each government’s list of priorities. In […]
