Period products can be worn internally, like tampons, cups, and discs. Or they can be external products like pads, liners, and period underwear. They can also be single-use and disposable or reusable. 2/5 #MenstrualHealthAwarenessMonth #PeriodFriendlyWorld

So let's get rid of the phrases "feminine hygiene" and "sanitary products" and call them what they are: period products or period supplies. Easy. 5/5 #MenstrualHealthAwarenessMonth #PeriodFriendlyWorld

Traditionally, period products have been marketed as "feminine hygiene" or "sanitary" products. But frankly those phrases are gross. 3/5 #MenstrualHealthAwarenessMonth #PeriodFriendlyWorld

The awesome Sexual Wellbeing Aotearoa provide perimenopause/menopause care so check out their website for more details: menopause.sexualwellbeing.org.nz 13/13 #MenstrualHealthAwarenessMonth #PeriodFriendlyWorld

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But I'd also read @[email protected]'s fantastic book Menopause Manifesto. So I wondered, could it be perimenopause? 11/13 #MenstrualHealthAwarenessMonth #PeriodFriendlyWorld

Periods can become lighter or heavier and cycles longer or shorter. Perimenopause typically starts when people are in their forties, but it can start earlier.  5/13 #MenstrualHealthAwarenessMonth #PeriodFriendlyWorld

A Mirena and oestrogen patch prescription later and it was like someone had flicked a switch. The depression and anxiety lifted almost immediately. I felt like me again. I'm so glad I didn't leave it any longer to get help. 12/13 #MenstrualHealthAwarenessMonth #PeriodFriendlyWorld

It's important to acknowledge that people can have very different experiences with different combinations of symptoms. Some people breeze through this time without much fuss, while others can be debilitated by it. 7/13 #MenstrualHealthAwarenessMonth #PeriodFriendlyWorld