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Vaginal bleeding taboo endangers women's health: study

Here are some of the facts women need to be aware of.

1 Aug 2017 2:23 PM IST

Many communities in Nepal view menstruating women as impure and in some remote areas they are forced to sleep in a hut away from home during their periods, a custom known as chhaupadi. (Photo: Pixabay/Representational)

Nepal criminalises isolation of menstruating women after teen's death

The new law stipulates a three-month jail sentence or a 3,000 rupee fine, or both, for anyone forcing a woman to follow...

10 Aug 2017 12:55 PM IST

Nepals newly elected prime minister Sher Bahadur Deuba, center, waves to the media at the Parliament House in Kathmandu, Nepal. (Photo: AP)

Nepal criminalises banishing women from home during menstruation

Supreme Court banned chhaupadi more than a decade ago but it is still followed in parts of Nepal, particularly in remote...

9 Aug 2017 6:48 PM IST

One in two competitive women believe that their menstrual cycle negatively impacts training (Photo: AFP)

Menstrual cycles have no effect on exercise

Exercise performance was impaired by humid heat due to the reduced ability of the body to sweat effectively.

30 Nov 2016 4:59 PM IST

Kerala Congress leader M M Hassan. (File photo)

Menstruation impure, women shouldn't enter temples: Kerala Cong leader

The Congress has made M M Hassan the temporary Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee president.

28 March 2017 4:41 PM IST

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Menstruation does not affect brain function: study

Researchers examined the three aspects of cognition across two menstrual cycles.

4 July 2017 6:08 PM IST

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Doctor faces flak for outrageous vagina glue idea

The doctor said that women should come up with alternatives but can't since they are too distracted by periods.

21 Feb 2017 3:38 PM IST

This highlights the need to include age of menarche in studies (Photo: AFP)

Girls menstruating early more likely to get married young

The researchers also studied the link between age at menarche and early marriage.

15 Jun 2017 3:20 PM IST

Only 12 per cent of Indian women can actually afford commercially produced sanitary napkins.

Let's talk about period!

While the country still shies away from talking about menstruation, this 19-year-old has taken upon herself to educate...

18 Dec 2017 1:52 AM IST

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UP: Warden strips girls to check on menstruation

The warden, who declined to be named, said she found blood stains on the bathroom floor and walls, and wanted to check...

1 April 2017 12:37 AM IST

Women who used the acupressure app reported significantly less menstrual pain than women who didnt. (Photo: Pixabay)

Acupressure app may help ease menstrual cramp pain

Women with menstrual pain already practice self-management, an app for acupressure can be easily added.

9 Dec 2017 1:53 PM IST

Yoga: A guide for women in 3 important stages of life...

Yoga: A guide for women in 3 important stages of life...

Yogis themselves never held back from imparting the art of yoga to anyone on the basis of caste, sex, age or class.

21 Jun 2017 12:30 AM IST