In Monica Suresh’s house, attaining a period meant waking up 4 am to bathe before any men in the family would wake up. Though she escaped the severity of it which was imposed by her grandmother, her older sister was not so lucky. “She was made to sleep separately (to let them rest) and was … Read more Period practices and myths- let’s break some taboos
Varsha Jain, a space gynecologist and visiting researcher at the Center of Human & Aerospace Physiological Sciences, King’s College London, explains in her research how it is like for female astronauts to experience a menstrual cycle in space. While the human body goes through numerous changes in space, Varsha was surprised to learn that female … Read more Periods In Space: How Female Astronauts Deal With Periods
While a lot of support is being extended to new mothers and mothers of toddlers, no one talks about the hardship about parenting a teen. While the first half of motherhood is physically draining the next lap of journey wreaks havoc on the mother mentally. Postnatal depression, postpartum trauma, are the terms used to describe … Read more A Mother’s Day Homage to the Mums of Teens
