Menstrual Basics
This is the average length, in days, of a typical menstrual cycle.
What is 28 days?
Using a hot water bottle helps ease this kind of menstrual pain.
What are cramps?
This movement encourages honest conversations and education around periods.
What is the period positivity movement?
True or False: Menstrual blood is "dirty" or full of toxins.
What is false?
(Menstrual blood is simply a mix of blood, uterine lining, and fluids — it’s not toxic or dirty.)
This hormone triggers the shedding of the uterine lining during menstruation.
What is progesterone?
This common food craving during PMS is high in sugar.
What is chocolate?
This product was invented in the 1930s and is often made of medical-grade silicone.
What is a menstrual cup?
True or False: Swimming on your period is unsafe.
What is false?
This monthly event is also known by nicknames like "Aunt Flo" or "that time of the month."
What is a period?
Before a period begins, many people experience this condition, marked by mood swings, bloating, and fatigue.
What is PMS?
This "red" event in 2015 saw women protest period shame by free-bleeding during a marathon.
What is the London Marathon?
True or False: You lose about a cup of blood during a normal period.
What is false?
These products can be worn internally to absorb menstrual flow.
What are tampons or menstrual cups?
Cramps during menstruation are medically known by this term.
What is dysmenorrhea?
This ancient civilization believed menstrual blood had healing powers.
What is Ancient Egypt?
True or False: Periods stop when you're in water.
What is false?
(They don’t stop, but the water pressure can temporarily slow the flow.)
This term refers to a person’s very first period.
What is menarche?
Some people break out in these on their face due to hormone changes around their period.
What are pimples or acne?
This bestselling 2019 book by Nadya Okamoto helped spark global conversations around period stigma and menstrual equity.
What is "Period Power"?
True or False: It's unhealthy to skip your period using birth control.
What is false?
(It’s medically safe for most people when done under guidance.)