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  UP women teachers seek 3 day 'period leave'

  India | July 20, 2021 14:59 IST

  UP women teachers have cited the facility of menstrual leaves available to their counterparts in states like Bihar, and have demanded the same for themselves.

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  Uterine fibroids: Risk factor, symptoms and when should you visit a gynaecologist?

  Health | July 12, 2021 18:15 IST

  Although many women have fibroids with no symptoms, others can experience painful menstruation or heavy bleeding during periods or both, says an expert.

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  Menstrual Hygiene Day: Manushi Chhillar roped in by Unicef to raise menstrual hygiene awareness

  Celebrities | May 28, 2021 23:18 IST

  Menstrual Hygiene Day is marked on May 28 every year. On the occasion, former Miss World Manushi Chhillar was roped in by Unicef to raise awareness on the issue in India.

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  Menstrual Hygiene Day: Importance and major barriers to access to menstrual hygiene

  Lifestyle | May 28, 2021 22:18 IST

  Menstrual Hygiene Day is marked on May 28 every year. Menstruation is one of the most significant processes a woman’s body undergoes. The day is observed across globe to mark the importance of menstrual hygiene, break the stigma around periods, raise awareness and change the negative mindsets.

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  Menstruation, a taboo that died on August 15: Why PM Modi deserves praise for 'sanitary pad' mention

  India | August 16, 2020 15:04 IST

  Menstruation is a natural biological process but the shame, heavy stigma and misconception attached to it is prevalent even today. Nobody really expected the subject to figure in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Independence Day speech. But it did. Read on!

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  Study reveals early menstruation linked to increased menopause symptoms

  News | July 23, 2020 10:41 IST

  Early menstruation increases the likelihood of hot flushes and nights sweats decades later at menopause, according to a study.

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  Project Baala: 18,000 reusable sanitary pads distributed amid coronavirus lockdown

  Business | April 23, 2020 15:08 IST

  To mitigate the suffering of menstruating women amid coronavirus outbreak, Baala which aims to curb the inhibitions of rural women caused by social stigma has distributed 18,000 reusable sanitary pads in 7 communities by collaborating with various NGOs.

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  Bhuj girls college stripping case accused arrested

  India | February 17, 2020 22:19 IST

  The Gujarat Police have arrested all the four accused in the February 11 Swaminarayan girls college case where dozens of students were allegedly forced to strip by the college staff.

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  NCW meets girls who were made to undergo menstruation check

  India | February 16, 2020 20:23 IST

   A seven-member team of the National Commission for Women (NCW) on Sunday met the girl inmates of a hostel at Bhuj in Kutch district of Gujarat, who were allegedly forced by the hostel authorities to remove their undergarments to check if they were menstruating. 

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  Shoojit Sircar speaks up against menstrual taboos

  Celebrities | January 29, 2020 20:33 IST

  Filmmaker Shoojit Sircar signed off by wishing everyone a Happy Saraswati puja.

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  Early menstruation linked to higher diabetes risk

  Health | August 01, 2019 18:20 IST

  Each year of delay in menarche age correlated with a six per cent lower risk of Type-2 diabetes, said the study.

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  Japan school sorry for making students report menstruation details

  World | June 21, 2019 14:51 IST

  A parent lodged a complaint on June 13 after their daughter was made to tell her name, class and the number of days into her period when she went to the teachers' room to excuse herself from swimming class. 

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  Menstrual Hygiene Day: It's about time we broke stereotypes about periods

  Entertainment | May 28, 2019 18:40 IST

  May 28 is celebrated as Menstrual Hygiene Day internationally to stress upon the need of hygiene practice and hygiene during menstruation.

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  Late onset of menstruation may raise dementia risk, finds study

  Lifestyle | March 31, 2019 8:23 IST

  Women who went through natural menopause before age 47 had a 19 per cent greater risk of dementia than women who went through menopause at age 47 or older. 

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  Period. End of Sentence based on menstruation lands in Oscar nomination

  Bollywood | January 23, 2019 12:06 IST

  The film is about women in India fighting against the deeply rooted stigma of menstruation and delving upon the work of real life 'Pad Man' Arunachalam Muruganathan.

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  Padwoman: Telangana's tribal women distributing sanitary napkins free of cost among students

  India | October 16, 2018 18:53 IST

  Since February this year, tribal women have been producing sanitary napkins which are distributed free of cost to the students of tribal welfare hostels and ashram schools in Telangana.

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  A new drug developed to stop heavy flow in periods

  Lifestyle | January 29, 2018 16:09 IST

  Women with heavy periods had reduced levels of protein called HIF-1 compared with women with normal blood loss.

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  Emily, a little girl from Australia got her period at 4 and is facing menopause already

  Lifestyle | October 11, 2017 17:26 IST

  Emily suffers from constant pain and reduced mobility, which requires her to undergo weekly physiotherapy sessions.

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  13-year-old girl scolded for ‘period stains’ commits suicide by jumping off the terrace

  Life | August 30, 2017 13:17 IST

  Girls's school teacher reprimanded her for staining her uniform and the bench with her period blood.

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  Do you know why some women feel more depressed than others? Here’s the answer

  Lifestyle | July 19, 2017 15:11 IST

  A woman's reproducitve hormones play a pivotal role in assessing her risk of depression.