Periods
Olympic diver Andrea Spendolini-Sirieix: ‘When I’m on my period, I feel the strongest’
The Team GB bronze medallist talks to Lisa Salmon about breaking period taboo and taking a break after Paris.
Study of age of puberty in girls suggests links with weight gain
In girls, puberty and periods normally start between the ages of 10 to 15, but experts say this has been getting earlier in recent decades.
Women make fewer mistakes while on their periods, research suggests
Women were found to perform much better during their periods compared with during any other phase of their cycle, despite feeling less capable.
Full remuneration for players who miss training or games over menstrual health
Changes were unanimously endorsed by the FIFA council earlier this month.
Free period product provision is in force at last - ‘If men were having these problems, it would have been sorted out in the stone age’
Free sanitary products are available in public buildings from today. Sophie Clarke talks to Pat Catney, the driving force behind the legislation to tackle period poverty and give women dignity
Gladiator ‘Fire’ Montell Douglas: Being hospitalised with excruciating period pain was a ‘wake-up call’
The former Olympic athletes talks to Lisa Salmon about her struggles with terrible period pain – and why it’s ok to seek support.
Earlier periods ‘linked to type 2 diabetes’ – study
The research has been published in the journal BMJ Nutrition Prevention and Health.
Half of workplaces ‘lack features to ease menstruation and menopause symptoms’
New research found that 48% of respondents do not have access to the feature they identify as most useful to manage their pain and discomfort at work.
Lynette Fay: We need to talk more openly about sex education
Normalising these kinds of conversations is empowering
Lynette Fay: Ending period shame and the stigma around menstruation
I talk to people for a living.