Menstrual Health
This is the average number of days a menstrual period last
3-7 days
This biochemist’s x-ray diffraction work was critical to discovering the double-helix structure of DNA, though she was not recognized in her lifetime.
Rosalind Franklin
What is the most common cancer in women worldwide?
breast cancer
What vitamin is essential for calcium absorption and bone health?
Vitamin D
This drink is known as the best way to stay hydrated and keep your skin glowing
Water
What hormone causes the uterine lining to thicken before ovulation?
Estrogen
Who is known as the founder of modern nursing?
Florence Nightingale
What disease causes thinning of the bones, often after menopause?
Osteoporosis
This surgical procedure is used to look inside the uterus
What is hysteroscopy?
Brains release this “happy” chemical that helps boost mood
endorphins
One function of this hormone is to prepare the endometrium for implantation
Progesterone
This nurse and midwife opened the first birth control clinic in the U.S. in 1916, paving the way for Planned Parenthood.
Margaret Sanger
What disorder causes tissue similar to uterine lining to grow outside the uterus?
Endometriosis
This gynaecological cancer is associated with the BRCA genes
What is ovarian cancer?
Eating foods rich in this mineral, like bananas and spinach, can help with muscle cramps
Potassium
This hormone has its highest peak just before ovulation
What is luteinizing hormone?
Which organization was founded by nurse Clara Barton?
American Red Cross
What autoimmune disease affects mostly women and causes fatigue and joint pain?
Lupus
What test screens for cervical cancer?
Pap Smear
This body part is often called the “second brain” because it affects mood, energy, and even digestion especially in women
Gut
What is the term for extremely heavy menstrual bleeding (often soaking through pads or tampons every hour)?
Menorrhagia
Who was the first Black woman in the U.S. to earn a medical degree?
Which sexually transmitted infection, if left untreated, can lead to pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) and infertility in women?
chlamydia
What is the medical term for the thinning of vaginal tissue and decreased elasticity due to reduced estrogen levels, often occurring after menopause?
vaginal atrophy
What country became the first in the world to make period products completely free for everyone?
Scotland