[health] menstrual-cycle (and older) people health discussion

so this serious of two videos / podcasts is phrased a lot about women, but many of the statements are valid people who deal with menstrual cycles, fertility, peri menopause, post menopause. it's a discussion with a lot of fact checking and at least as far as I got it gives a lot of food for thought

part 1 and part 2

There is a lot of discussion for many stages of life, and the organizer (who is male) recommends it to be linked to men, too, because understanding makes a whole lot of difference

for those of us with the female-leaning hormonal set, there is so much information about things that ... are expected, and how they can be alleviated and treated

CW there is discussion of pregnancy loss

This is super good to have, thank you!

<3 I thought it very interesting and it's super important to be informed

yeah, lbr we're staring that in the face and it's insane how hush-hush and "shameful" this period of a woman's maturity cycle is portrayed

Oh god yeah the shame around "The Changes" is insane.

Thank!!

yuup as though the shame can somehow make it stop and not happen.. p

FREE THE PERIOD.

I WISH periods were talked more about. when I was still female presenting I'd have horrible periods that would just leave me sick and shit. and I had no info about it.

YEAAAH we all need to be more educated.

men especially.

like, amab men need to be sat down and have it explained to them because due to biology a lot of them are going to have afab partners who do have periods.

and the amount of men I've seen with ZERO awareness of what a period actually is

that's the podcaster's point, he's like ... you know what. Send this to your lady friends, but send it to your men friends too because I know I now have a better idea about my girlfriend, my sister, my coworkers

(I knew men had low awareness but then someone said that her boss expected her to be able to 'hold menstruation in and not bleed' and it hit me just how... much they don't know.)

yeeeeah

my flabbers were gusted

don't ask how many men don't know we don't pee out of our vaginas

sob