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Guide: Det skal du vide om din første menstruation

Den første menstruation. Også kaldet menarcken (ligesom de sidste menstruationer kaldes menopausen). For de fleste en oplevelse, en dag, et øjeblik, som man vil huske resten af livet. En milepæl de...

Hvordan hænger menstruation og humørsvingninger sammen?

Du kender det helt sikkert. Det, der plejer at føles overkommeligt, er pludselig totalt uoverskueligt. Du vrisser af din mor. Din kæreste irriterer dig. Tøjet sidder forkert. Overskuddet er i minus...

Motion og menstruation: Få det bedste ud af din træning i løbet af din cyklus

Forfatter: Emma Libner Da jeg og de andre piger i min klasse begyndte at få menstruation i folkeskolen, talte vi ikke med hinanden om det. Der var ingen tøsesnak i skolegården, ingen søsterlig udv...

What is discharge?

All healthy girls and people with a feminized body will experience discharge in their panties from the time they hit puberty. It can change color and consistency, just as the quantity can also vary...

Why do I get an upset stomach during menstruation?

Do you know that? Your period comes in torrents - and so does the urge to go to the toilet. And it should preferably happen at a reasonable speed. Your period can have somewhat the same effect on ...

Menstruation after giving birth: What do you need to know?

In the first days and weeks after your birth, post partum , you will experience bleeding that may resemble your period. The bleeding comes from the wound from where your placenta was stuck in the u...

Velkommen til The Bloody Hustle

Jeg er opvokset med at gemme bind i ærmerne. Med at det *mest pinlige* vil være at bløde igennem. Jeg er vokset op med reklamer for bind, hvor væsken aldrig var rød men ligeså blå som kølervæske. ...

Ready, steady, swim: Tips and tricks for a worry-free vacation with your period

When I was 14 years old, I was going on my first vacation to Crete. I was ecstatic at the thought of three swimming pools and could hardly wait to spend a whole week covered in a constant mix ...

Periods and skincare: This is how your cycle affects your skin

Author: Emma Libner If I ask you to think of an organ, you might first think of the heart, lungs, or brain. But did you know that the skin is the largest organ you have? In fact, you are composed ...

5 tips to naturally relieve menstrual pain

Author: Emma Libner For many, menstrual pain is a constant companion when the days in the cycle app light up red. A little reminder of what time of the month it is, in case you had forgotten. Acco...

Welcome to Menstrutopia: A Vision of a World Where Menstruation is No Longer Taboo

Written by Emma Libner This May marks the 10th anniversary of the first international Menstrual Hygiene Day, known as MH Day, which is observed every year on May 28th. Over the past decade since ...

Tired of pads that move around and tampons that irritate? Here are 3 reusable alternatives for your period care.

Author: Emma Libner Green Menstrual Products Are the New Black - and for Good Reason! Throughout her life, an average menstruating person generates between 125 and 150 kg of waste in the form of u...

Fra gamle klude til menstruationstrusser: En kort historie om menstruationsprodukter gennem tiden

Forfatter: Emma Libner Det vrimler lige nu med nye bud på fremtidens menstruationsbeskyttelse. Efter årtier med sparsomme valgmuligheder på hylderne i supermarkedernes hygiejneafdelinger, gjorde me...

Kvinder med endo fortæller: Vores bedste råd til dig, der mistænker endometriose

Forfatter: Emma Libner I anledning af, at marts måned er international oplysningsmåned for endometriose, interviewede Flow for nylig fem kvinder om deres oplevelser med den oversete sygdom endometr...

Endometriosis affects 1 in 10 with a uterus. But what is endometriosis and why is the disease so overlooked?

author: Emma Libner 190 million. That's how many people with a uterus are living with the disease endometriosis, worldwide. Perhaps you've never heard the word "endometriosis" before and ...

Menstruation and fertility: Here's what you should know

Author: Emma Libner When I had my first period, I was told - in the midst of the crisis of my new, bleeding reality - that now I had to be careful, because now I could get pregnant. Although ...

What are the benefits of menstrual panties?

You may know it - you don't know if your period will come today or tomorrow. But it can be difficult to guard yourself in advance. Just the thought of inserting a tampon or a cup into a dry vagina ...

Menstruation Towards Menopause: What to Expect?

    You sweat, have joint pain, abdominal pain, bleeding disorders, less sex drive, sore breasts, dry mucous membranes or perhaps you experience visual disturbances. There are over 34 dif...

Five false myths about menstruation

Menstruation (and the abdomen of women and feminized bodies in general) remains one of the most mythical functions of the body. We know something - but we still don't know everything. The female b...

How does menstruation affect my sleep quality?

  It may well be that you can sleep well through your bleeding days. But there is also a certain risk of you tossing and turning, waking up feeling like you've passed out, or perhaps needing ...