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Menstrual health literacy is alarmingly low – what you don’t know can harm you

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par Sally King, Menstrual Matters Founder & Research Associate in Menstrual Physiology, King's College London

Given that 98% of mammals do not have periods, do you know why humans do?

When I ask my menstrual health workshop participants – including clinicians – there’s usually a lot of shrugging and shaking of heads. If given multiple choice options, most think that periods either “clean the womb” or somehow “help prepare for pregnancy”.

Not only are these beliefs inaccurate, but they also reproduce damaging myths…

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