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Are you a menstrual scholar or activist? Joining the SMCR has lots of benefits. Read about joining here, and feel free to DM us if you have any questions. menstruationresearch.org/mem… #MenstruationMatters
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Call for Nominations – SMCR Board of Directors
Help steer global menstrual cycle research, education & advocacy!
Eligibility: SMCR members
Self-nominate by 30 Nov (150-350 word bio) → r.power@westernsydney.edu.au
See our factsheet for details: surveyswesternsydney.au1.qua…
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People with endometriosis need more than treatment. They need validation, understanding, and support from providers and loved ones, along with interdisciplinary care and resources for significant others.
Read more: doi.org/10.1080/23293691.202…
#endometriosis
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For women in lesbian relationships, PMS symptoms were eased by supportive partners, empathy, and shared coping, contrasting with the conflict often seen in heterosexual relationships.
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#PMS
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📢 Call for Papers – Special Issue
Reproductive Bodies and the Workplace
Seeking research on how reproductive health intersects with work.
🗓 Abstracts due: 1 Sept 2025
📧m.oshea@westernsydney.edu.au.
CC: j.ussher@westernsydney.edu.au
Details: tinyurl.com/WRHSpecialIssue
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Those diagnosed with cancer during pregnancy or postpartum face emotional turmoil, isolation, and uncertainty. New study reveals gaps in mental health support and calls for early screening, integrated care, and peer connection.
Read more: doi.org/10.1080/23293691.202…
#pregnancy
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📢 Call for Papers – Special Issue
Reproductive Bodies & the Workplace
Seeking research on how reproductive health intersects with work.
🗓 Abstracts due: 1 Sept 2025
📧 m.oshea@westernsydney.edu.au | CC: j.ussher@westernsydney.edu.au
Full details: tinyurl.com/WRHSpecialIssue
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New article from The Guardian reports on a study that shows that male partners can help in limiting the recurrence of bacterial vaginosis.
Read more from The Guardian
theguardian.com/.../paradigm…....
#bacterialvaginosis #TheGuardian #sexualhealth #ReproductiveHealth
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New report finds period poverty in Australia is forcing people to make their own menstrual products. Indigenous people and people with disability are most affected. Read more from The Guardian @guardian 🩸
theguardian.com/australia-ne…
#periodpoverty #menstrualproducts #TheGuardian
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📅 SAVE THE DATE! Join us at the SMCR 2025 conference! July 17th to 20th at Hyatt Regency, Bethesda, Washington DC.
Calling all researchers, healthcare providers, policymakers, advocates, artists & students!
Visit our website for updates: menstruationresearch.org/con…
#SMCR2025
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Keen to address health inequities? Collaborate with a diverse team of scholars, community organisations, and migrant and refugee women? This opportunity is for you! tinyurl.com/3fn8w2yp #PhD #WesternSydneyUniversity
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Join us for the latest ASPOG Zoom webinar: 'Early pregnancy loss' on March 20th from 7:00pm - 8:30pm.
Follow the link to register: uws.zoom.us/webinar/register…
#ASPOG #earlypregnancyloss #webinar
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Critical read: @aselmousa's harrowing piece in @guardian: ‘My period has become a nightmare’: life in Gaza without sanitary products.
Link to read: theguardian.com/global-devel…
#Gaza #menstruation
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‘Rage would bubble out of nowhere’: my battle with a premenstrual disorder.
Click to read the latest article by @RebeccaSeal about her experience of #PMDD
theguardian.com/society/2024…
#PMS #premenstrualdysphoricdisorder #premenstrual #womenshealth
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An online mindfulness intervention reduced stress and anxiety while increasing self-efficacy and resilience in South Asian women undergoing IVF treatment.
New paper published in Women's Reproductive Health! @MenstruationOrg
#IVF #mindfulness #reproductivehealth
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26 Oct 2023
Negative reproductive healthcare experiences make women reluctant to share information with their providers, affecting shared decision-making.
New paper published in Women's Reproductive Health! @MenstruationOrg
#reproductivehealth #womenshealth #healthcare
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Trans youth may have unintended pregnancies, due to a range of issues around access, education, sexual assault/violence and mental health.
New paper published in Women's Reproductive Health! @MenstruationOrg
#trans #sexualhealth #pregnancy #unintendedpregnancy
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Follow SMCR's official journal @WRH_Journal for updates on our most recent publications!
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Southeast Asian women who hold decision-making roles within their families had fewer unmet family planning needs.
New paper published in Women's Reproductive Health! @MenstruationOrg
#southeastasia #familyplanning #reproductivehealth #contraception #SMCR
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23 Jul 2023
BK Shrestha Global Action Nepal & @SaraParkerDidi presenting @MenstruationOrg on the importance of quality menstruation education in schools and sharing the Resources for Menstruation Education currently being piloted in Nepal thanks to @BritishAcademy_ funding 🙏🏽 #SMRC2023
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23 Jul 2023
We are so incredibly proud of our founder @chellaquint who’s in Washington DC speaking and delivering workshops at the #smcr23 @MenstruationOrg conference. She also advised on the DC curriculum guidance for their recent menstrual equity legislation. 🩸❤️
23 Jul 2023
@chellaquint inspires #SMCR23 @MenstruationOrg with her decade of work on menstrual education- her Period Positive program is having a real impact on young people’s lives
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23 Jul 2023
@chellaquint shares her work with #PeriodPositive. She brings menstrual education to another level. 💪🩸✏️Full of creativity and collaboration and paving the way to work with the student and include menstruation in other subjects.
#SMCR2023
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