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Menstruation

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By Eyewitness News

Eyewitness News brings you some of the stories that made headlines this past week.

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    HAJI MOHAMED DAWJEE: When I could wake up without worrying about aches & pains

    Haji Mohamed Dawjee looks back on her younger days and wonders how age has crept up on her and brought with it the aches and pains she associates with people far older and less active than she is.

    142 days ago
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    Women's periods may be slightly late after COVID vaccine: study

    Lead author Alison Edelman of the Oregon Health & Science University told AFP the effects are small and expected to be temporary, a finding that is 'very reassuring' as well as validating for those who experienced changes.

    170 days ago
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    [LISTEN] Bloody brilliant! New emoji to challenge stigma around periods

    New emojis have been approved and will be available on your smartphones soon.

    1235 days ago
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    Study: Mother's age at puberty tied to puberty timing for sons & daughters

    Daughters of women who developed early were more likely to start menstruating and developing breasts at a younger age.

    1310 days ago
  • A Youtube screengrab of Labour Party's Danielle Rowley in the Commons.

    ‘Excuse my lateness… I’m on my period’ - UK MP highlights 'period poverty'

    Earlier on Thursday, a Member of Parliament in Britain Danielle Rowley highlighted the issue when she arrived late in the Commons.

    1458 days ago
  • The Topbet facility in Germiston. Picture: Facebook

    Suspended employee still waiting to hear from Topbet

    EWN revealed how a group of 20 female staff were strip-searched by a manager who wanted to identify a person accused of leaving menstrual blood in the communal toilets.

    1573 days ago
  • The Topbet facility in Germiston. Picture: Facebook

    Employee suspended after female staff strip-searched at Topbet

    In a statement, the company’s national office has expressed shock. It’s apologised unequivocally to each employee for the breach and invasion of privacy.

    1574 days ago
  • The Topbet facility in Germiston. Picture: Facebook

    [FIRST ON EWN] Topbet female staff strip-searched over menstruation incident

    The incident was apparently sparked by the discovery of a small amount of menstrual blood in a staff toilet.

    1574 days ago
  • Sanitary pads. Picture: Winnie Theletsane/EWN.

    Free sanitary pads mean Ugandan girls less likely to skip school – research

    Menstruation is still taboo in many countries around the world, where it’s often considered embarrassing or shameful.

    2012 days ago
  • China's Fu Yuanhui poses with her bronze medal on the podium of the Women's 100m Backstroke during the swimming event at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Olympic Aquatics Stadium in Rio de Janeiro on August 8, 2016. Picture: AFP

    Chinese swimmer praised for opening up about menstruation at Olympics

    China's Fu Yuanhui said she was suffering period cramps during a medley relay on Sunday.

    2139 days ago
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    OPINION: Menstruation myth: Why are African women still paying for it?

    Lebogang Keolebogile Maruapula says she’s a woman still navigating the shame that menstruation brings.

    2233 days ago
  • Ireland's Prime Minister Enda Kenny. Picture: Enda Kenny ‏@EndaKennyTD.

    Irish women tweet about periods to PM in abortion row

    Abortion is a divisive issue in Ireland where a complete ban was only lifted in 2013.

    2423 days ago
  • Asanda Ngoasheng. Picture: Supplied.

    OPINION: Free the female body. Period

    Asanda Ngoasheng looks at recent social media campaigns aimed at desexualising the female body.

    2635 days ago
  • Some parties have added to their campaigns the free distribution of hygiene products for girls. Picture: Renee de Villiers/EWN.

    Disadvantaged school girls lack hygiene items

    Some parties have added to their campaigns the free distribution of hygiene products for girls.

    2974 days ago
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