Archives Tag: menstrual pain
Do Your Painful Periods Mean Something More?
April 19, 2022
For a disease that affects 1 in 10 Nigerian women, too little is known about endometriosis in Nigeria. It causes crippling pain, affects marriages, jobs and practically a sufferer’s entire life, and yet we don’t talk about it, much less seek medical help. Today, Saturday, March 11th, 2017, men and women in Lagos turned out … Continue reading Do Your Painful Periods Mean Something More?
By jehonwa
Making a Difference: Sanitary Aid for Nigerian Girls
April 19, 2022
I can still remember my first period two decades ago. A few months prior, an Always team had come to my secondary school in Sapele, Delta State, to give us preteen girls a lecture on what to expect when our first periods came. After the talk, we were each given a little pamphlet with more … Continue reading Making a Difference: Sanitary Aid for Nigerian Girls
By jehonwa
How to Manage Menstrual Discomfort
April 19, 2022
Most ladies are very familiar with that time of the month when the periods come knocking and the pain commences. The medical term for menstrual pain is dysmenorrhea which is simply the tightening of the muscles in the uterus. It can be severe or mild depending on the individual although some ladies do not even … Continue reading How to Manage Menstrual Discomfort
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