- 1. Apparently, the State of Florida Wants to Know About Your Period
- (Feminism)
- Concerns have been circulating within the state of Florida educational system, as a third-party digital platform is now being used to record female student athletes’ menstrual cycles. Why? Apparently, ...
- Created on 07 October 2022
- 2. In a Post-Roe v. Wade World, People Are Being Urged To Delete Their Period Tracking Apps. Is That Necessary Though?
- (Feminism)
- ... information about your period you get. It’s an extremely convenient way to take care of and track your menstrual health. But as states rapidly move to criminalize abortion, what was once a mindless download ...
- Created on 05 July 2022
- 3. Many women experienced worse cramps and reduced sex drive during the pandemic. Here’s why.
- (Sex)
- Researchers have found that the “once in a lifetime” physical and psychological impact of the pandemic has had an effect on many women’s menstrual cycles and sex drives. Earlier this year, some women ...
- Created on 12 November 2021
- 4. High? Low? What's messing with my libido? Dr. Carol Queen explains it al
- (Sex)
- ... menstrual periods—usually, around your early 50s. Perimenopause involves hormone shifts and bodily changes, but there isn’t one path or experience that all people traversing perimenopause share. Sometimes, ...
- Created on 04 November 2021
- 5. Research shows COVID-19 Vaccinations may affect periods in the short-term, but do not impact fertility
- (Sex)
- Earlier this year, BUST investigated claims that the COVID-19 vaccine may be having an impact on people’s menstrual cycles. Today, more research has been carried out regarding COVID vaccines and menstruation. ...
- Created on 17 September 2021
- 6. Emilia Clarke Is Set To Release "M.O.M.: Mother of Madness," A New Comic Book Series About A Woman Who Gets Superpowers From Her Perio
- (Books)
- ... and realistically female: "She can do all of these wicked things, but they all come from the fact that she is a woman who has a menstrual cycle. I thought it would be cool to have all the things that women ...
- Created on 30 June 2021
- 7. The COVID-19 Vaccine and Irregular Periods: Is there a Connection?
- (Living)
- Lately, a number of people who menstruate have been reporting something new after receiving the Moderna and Pfizer vaccine: irregular menstrual cycles. But is there really a correlation between the ...
- Created on 29 April 2021
- 8. Mexico City Implements Ban on Single-Use Plastic — But People Who Menstruate Face the Consequences
- (General)
- ... options are a much higher up-front cost, though they don’t require frequent repurchasing. Menstrual cups cost 650 pesos or $30.55 in USD, and a 10-pack of reusable pads cost $809 pesos or 38.02 USD. Not ...
- Created on 05 March 2021
- 9. How To Make Your Own Go Bag, In Case of Emergency
- (Living)
- ... days’ worth of any critical meds. Period hygiene backups. Menstrual cups are great for this, as they are reusable and take up little room. However, disposable tampons or pads may be more hygienic if ...
- Created on 21 January 2021
- 10. Social Impact Fashion Startup Oluna Is Fighting Period Poverty, One Pair Of Pants At A Time
- (Style)
- People who get periods have a lot to deal with. Beyond the physical discomfort and inconvenience of menstruation, the social stigma and inability to access menstrual health products is so profound ...
- Created on 08 January 2021
- 11. La Chica's "La Loba" is An Anthem for She-Wolv
- (Music)
- ... brown paper packaging at checkout. But what many fail to acknowledge, is that the menstrual cycle allows women to bear children. Without women and our vaginas, there would be no one to bring life onto ...
- Created on 09 December 2020
- 12. Find Perfect Presents For Everyone On Your List And Help Indie Businesses Survive With These Picks From BUST Craftacular’s Holiday Gift Guide!
- (General)
- ... unflinchingly exploring online menstrual shaming. MÜV CBD CREAM muvproducts.com MÜV CBD Soothing Cream adds natural CBD to a suite of powerful, skin-positive ingredients to create a uniquely calming, ...
- Created on 09 November 2020
- 13. The Pandemic Baby Meme Is a Knife to the Heart of Every Person Experiencing Infertility
- (Living)
- ... attempts at humor was a knife to the heart, to my empty womb, to the menstrual cycles that continued forth without clear rhyme or reason. Though I experience other signs of polycystic ovarian syndrome ...
- Created on 10 September 2020
- 14. This Indian Company Offers Menstrual Leave To Its Employees -- Is It Helping or Hurting?
- (Feminism)
- ... menstruation with the myth of Indra’s slaying of Vritras. In the text, menstrual flow is a manifestation of Indra’s guilt for the murder and appears every month for women because they have taken the guilt ...
- Created on 11 August 2020
- 15. The Alliance For Period Supplies Helps Make Menstruation More Manageable
- (Living)
- ... as anyone with a menstrual cycle knows, bleeding is not an indulgence. By Francesca Volpe This article originally appeared in the Spring 2020 print edition of BUST Magazine. Subscribe ...
- Created on 16 March 2020
- 16. Tenn. Lawmaker Worried Women Will Buy ALL Of The Tampons On Tax-Free Weekend
- (Feminism)
- ... is the question of whether menstrual products should be taxed. Obviously, we here at BUST (and probably any person who bleeds), think it’s absolutely absurd that many states still put a luxury tax on tampons. ...
- Created on 19 February 2020
- 17. Kotex New Ads To Depict Period Blood As It Really Is: Red
- (Feminism)
- Kotex has finally decided that menstrual blood now runs red, not blue. Thanks to a new ad campaign released this month by the Kimberly Clark Corp.’s feminine hygiene brand, Kotex, it appears as if ...
- Created on 18 February 2020
- 18. Women Are More At Risk For Concussions But Are Being Overlooked
- (Living)
- ... factor was how the menstrual cycle is involved in these symptoms during the aftermath because of the decrease in progesterone; which causes emotional changes. Despite this evidence, in both women and men, ...
- Created on 03 February 2020
- 19. This Vagina Goddess Is The Best Ancient Symbol You've Never Heard O
- (Arts)
- ... in which chosen women “squatted over the newly plowed fields” and allowed their menstrual blood to drip into the earth to increase its fertility. You might say that Baubo spoke truth to power, the servant’s ...
- Created on 30 January 2020
- 20. 8 Herbs You Need For Relief For Each Phase Of Your Period
- (Living)
- THERE ARE FOUR phases that make up the menstrual cycle (which lasts an average of 28 days), each with a different purpose. Each phase supports the one that follows, and in Traditional Chinese Medicine ...
- Created on 28 January 2020
