Cloth menstrual pad

Menstruation is a fact of life for nearly every woman. Many women in the global north enjoy at least some level of education regarding menstruation and have access to clean, ready-made sanitary products. At least in America, it is uncommon to hear of a woman denied the right to participate in schooling or other activities while menstruating due to cultural or religious norms. However, it is strikingly clear that many women in the global south experience menstruation as yet another avenue through…

It was a cold evening that Saturday. The chill of the wind stung my face when I walked outside. There was a snowstorm moving in. Since the following day was busy with driving to Kansas City and the going to the NFL Kansas City Chiefs vs. Indianapolis Colts game, my boyfriend, Justin, and I decided to take the evening to relax. We made the decision to eat pizza and binge watch American Horror Story on Netflix. Nevertheless, we had to idle away the time before the pizza arrived and decided to go…

My teaching experience was with a couple at Evans Community Hospital at Fort Carson army base. They were new parents who just had their first child. The father was active military and the mother worked previously but would now be a stay at home mother. They were both in their late twenties. They had many questions about their newborn baby boy. She also had questions about how to take care of herself once discharged. The nurse I worked with provided many pamphlets and other teaching aids along…

community health departments that support family planning. Some are non-based prescriptions which are obtained over the counter. Some oral contraceptives offers certain gynecological health benefits to reduce abnormal uterine cramping and irregular menstrual…

Both contraception and pregnancy would help to transform the practice of medicine throughout history, through reproductive rights, contraception and standards requiring pharmaceutical companies to provide information and side effects of drugs. The Pill has grown to be the leading type of birth control used in the United States. It is “the first, but also the most successful lifestyle drug in history,” (Tone, 320) transforming medical practice by changing cultural perceptions of labor and…

INTRODUCTION In the time of women development it is inevitable that the menstrual cycle will be be a part of one’s life. With some women being college students, socializing with others and education play a great amount of time in the college experience. Menstrual cycles can cause symptoms and behaviors that may cause change in women’s everyday life for a short amount of time. “Periods” (an alternative name to menstrual cycles) alter communication with instructors and colleagues and also affect…

The average blood loss during a menstrual cycle is 20-50ml and anything above 80ml is considered excessive (Perry, 2012 and 201; Fraser et al., 2011). In addition to what the patient reports (number of pads used per day), it is important to look for signs and symptoms such as fatigue, breathlessness, anemia, feeling cold, and palpitation. It is important to find the cause and treatment this illness is because of all articles found states that “heavy menstrual bleeding can have an adverse…

aspect of the girl’s identity is her age. While a numeric age is not directly mentioned, there is mention of cloths used during her menstrual cycle (Kincaid 1725). This indicates that the daughter is not a child, but the title indicates that she is not yet a woman. However, by intentionally mentioning the menstrual cloths, Kincaid further develops the identity of the girl. The menstrual cloths indicate an important step in sexual development which, based on demands about becoming a “slut,” the…

80% of abstinence is teaching false information, that’s junk and harmful. I had no idea this is what is being fed to our children in this country. Thinking back about women 's education I received in jr high school. We were sent home with a maxi pad and pamphlets about menstruation; in addition, my mother signed a permission slip for me to attend. I was shocked to hear about hymen replacement surgery! Good video; very enlightening as a whole. List 5 different types of birth control.…

Source A- The elephant in the room: How contraception could save future elephants from culling By- Rose Eveleth Web address- Rose Eveleth . 2011. The elephant in the room: How contraception could save future elephants from culling . [ONLINE] Available at: http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-elephant-in-the-room/. [Accessed 05 February 16]. Summary of evidence- In the 1900’s poaching threatened to wipe out the elephant population in South Africa. This made conservationists worried, so…