by Editor | Jan 28, 2016 | Girls, Health Care, Menstrual education
Peggy Stubbs and Evelina Sterling advocate for comprehensive menstrual education For nearly forty years, the Society for Menstrual Cycle Research (SMCR) has been promoting the perspective that the menstrual cycle is central to girls’ and women’s overall health. But...
by Editor | Dec 7, 2015 | Girls, Literature, Menarche
Guest Post by Jacqueline Thomas Having entered my Ph.D. program in English already aware of the general need to better prepare girls for menarche, I wrote Lizzy & the Light Below in the midst of my studies to give moms a tool for starting the conversation with...
by Editor | Sep 24, 2015 | Girls, Menarche
Guest Post by Suzan Hutchinson Do you remember being seven years old? Engage your imagination for a few minutes and try re-entering your seven-year-old world. Remember what fun life was. Recall what grade you were in, and what you enjoyed about school. Reconnect with...
by Laura Wershler | Sep 3, 2015 | Menarche
It’s Menarche Month at re: Cycling Menarche (mə-NAR-kee) refers to the first menstrual bleeding or period, the onset of menstruation. This month at re: Cycling we will explore menarche from many points of view. I think how we talk with our daughters and other...
by Editor | May 18, 2015 | Disposable menstrual products, FemCare, Girls, Health Care, Menarche, Menstruation, New Research
Scholars and practitioners from the fields of human rights and water and sanitation will discuss menstrual hygiene from the perspective of gender equality on June 4th at the 21st Biennial Conference of the Society for Menstrual Cycle Research at The Center for...
