The Period Book: Everything you don't want to ask (but need to know)

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of 14-21 year old’s have missed an entire day of education per month because of their period- of which 59% made up a lie or alternative excuse. Self Care ideas such as SURFing puberty emotions, info about period pain, changing your own sheets and more! Maisie Hill has written a bloody brilliant book (pun intended). Everything you need to know about periods and how they affect you and your life is here. It's revolutionary' - Miranda Sawyer

This is such an important book. Maisie's insights and cycle strategy have changed my life and my cycle. Period Power is written with such intelligence, humour and a deep understanding of women's health. If you have a period you need to read this book. In a friendly, chatty manner, Gravelle explains the external and internal changes of puberty . . . Its directness and simplicity makes it a solid choice, especially for younger girls. First thing first: No shame. No fear. Let’s get educated and help educate the rest of the world for menstrual equality. Because, hey, half-ish of the population gets their period, and it’s the most basic bodily function, and it shouldn’t be kept a secret anymore.

This book is a revelation. Kate Clancy demolishes the centuries of pseudoscience and misogyny that have wrongly made menstruation seem repulsive, and replaces them with a far more rigorous and fascinating view of this vital and nigh-miraculous act. Period is both an authoritative work of scholarship and a soaring, hopeful manifesto for a better culture and a more just science.”—Ed Yong, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of An Immense World Activities and workbook around periods; which makes it sound like hard work, but it’ll be helpful instead, This book is a transformative reframing of our understanding of the biology of menstruation and fertility, making clear the stakes of the scientific debates for our lives.”—Sarah S. Richardson, author of The Maternal Imprint Before we share the book, we wanted to give you an idea of just what period poverty is, and why what Hey Girls are doing is so, so important that we felt we needed to give them a little support. One social enterprise to another.

There are ways of covering up stains until you're able to change your clothes, such as tying a sweatshirt around your waist. Keep a spare pair of pants and tights at school or in your bag. Should I use pads, tampons, menstrual cups or period underwear? If you find yourself at school without a pad or tampon, ask a teacher or the school nurse for some. How long will my first period last?We also don’t teach young people about periods as part of a cycle, and often tell them nothing about ovulation. I was in my late twenties before I realised I could tell when I ovulated and it wasn’t until my thirties that I started to understand the impact my entire cycle had on me, and how, by tuning into it more, I could look after my mental and physical health better. I didn’t want another generation of girls to find out this information by accident – so I was thrilled to be asked to write this book for Wren and Rook, who are a fantastic publisher. My Period is perfectly written for girls going through puberty, in a language that they will understand. A no nonsense, essential guide for young girls that explains EVERYTHING they need to know. Highly recommended!” Your first period might not last very long, as it can take your body some months to get into a regular pattern. As a general rule, once they're settled, you'll have a period every 23 to 35 days and it will last 2 to 7 days. How much blood will I lose? Period by the biological anthropologist Kate Clancy, hope[s] to draw our attention to menstruation and the often overlooked organ central to it. . . . Clancy hope[s] to encourage us to better appreciate this remarkable muscle. . . . Rather than greeting our periods with disgust, perhaps we should trade our revulsion for awe."—Yasmine AlSayyad, New Yorker Period Power is the handbook to periods and hormones that will leave you wondering why the hell nobody told you this sooner.

Periods aren’t secret little taboos anymore. They’re a big, loud political issue, and Jennifer Weiss-Wolf breaks it down for us, with historical and cultural context across the world, along with tons of activism ideas to get your blood pumping. Periods Gone Public is a must-read for any feminist activist out there. Period Power: Harness Your Hormones and Get Your Cycle Working For You by Maisie Hill No, it can't. When you insert a tampon, it stays in your vagina. All tampons come with a string at one end that is designed to stay outside your body. You can remove the tampon at any time using this string. I got this book for my 11-year-old daughter. She is autistic but loves reading books. I got this because I know she is about to start her period anytime soon. I wanted to give her the best start to her period. Got this book and tween period pants for her. We feel we are ready.Use clear language, like "vagina". Emphasise that periods are completely normal and natural – they're part of growing up. It might seem a lot, but it's only about 20 to 90ml (about 1 to 5 tablespoons). It's not a sudden gush – you'll just see a reddish-brown stain on your pants or on your sheets when you wake up in the morning. What if period blood leaks through my clothes?