Period Stigma Still Exists – and It's Affecting Our Relationships Period stigma is affecting our relationships, according to new research. It's time we changed the attitudes towards menstruation.

#PeriodStigma Still Exists – and It's Affecting Our Relationships

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Sport Ireland launches poster pack to tackle taboo of periods and reduce number of girls dropping out of sport

Sport Ireland launches poster pack to tackle taboo of periods and reduce number of girls dropping out of sport

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#MenstrualCycle impact and barriers for #Football and #Futsal performance of Portuguese players -a survey-based cross-sectional study

Overall, 53% of the players reported perceived lack of knowledge and trust in their coach and other staff members to talk openly about menstrual health […]

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#KanaOyama, a former member of the Japanese women's national volleyball team called on high school students and teachers to gain correct knowledge on how female athletes should deal with #Menstruation, in a lecture late last month.

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#UEFA at the forefront of #MenstrualCycle research

The menstrual cycle isn’t only a topic that remains #MenstrualTaboo in sport but also a significant barrier to participation. According to research from UEFA partner adidas, 65% of those who menstruate say that period 'leaking' is their number […]

“Do Elite Sport First, Get Your Period Back Later.” Are Barriers to Communication Hindering Female Athletes? Competitive female athletes perceive their hormonal cycles to affect their training, competition performance and overall well-being. Despite this, athletes rarely discuss hormonal-cycle-related issues with others. The aim of this study was to gain an in-depth understanding of the perceptions and experiences of endurance athletes and their coaches in relation to barriers to athlete–coach communication about female hormonal cycles. Thirteen Swedish national-/international-level female cross-country skiers (age 25.8 ± 3.6 y) and eight of their coaches (two women and six men; age 47.8 ± 7.5 y) completed an online survey relating to their educational background, prior knowledge about female hormonal cycles and a coach–athlete relationship questionnaire (CART-Q). They then participated in an online education session about female hormonal cycles and athletic performance before participating in semi-structured focus-group interviews. Thematic analyses revealed three main barriers to communication: knowledge, interpersonal, and structural. In addition, the results suggested that a good coach–athlete relationship may facilitate open communication about female hormonal cycles, while low levels of knowledge may hinder communication. To overcome the perceived barriers to communication, a model is proposed to improve knowledge, develop interpersonal relationships and strengthen structural systems through educational exchanges and forums for open discussion.

“Do Elite Sport First, Get Your Period Back Later.” Are Barriers to Communication Hindering Female Athletes?

https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/18/22/12075

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Even in the #UnitedStates, where 20 states tax pads and tampons as nonessential, luxury items, one study found that nearly a quarter of teenage girls struggle to afford #MenstrualProducts. 2/2

#MenstrualTaboo #MenstrualDignity #WomenHealth

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