'We are still fighting a belief that if we talk about sexuality in any way, we're promoting sex. What we're really promoting is agency, capacity, and self-esteem for girls and women.' Q&A with women's health advocate Irvienne Goldson.
, menstruation became a stigma because they weren't aware of what was happening to their bodies. We're trying to reach girls who haven't started menstruating to educate them about their periods and help those who have started and are catching up on education they might not have received. If we can talk openly about menstruation, there's no longer a sense of stigma around it.
We still are fighting a belief that if we talk about sexuality in any way, we're talking about and promoting sex. What we're really promoting is agency, capacity and self-esteem for girls and women.Irvienne Goldson:to buy menstrual products and trying to make do by wadding up toilet paper. They also had the experience of not getting the information they needed to be aware of what was happening to them. I went through two cycles myself before anybody in my family knew I had my period.
from their health care providers and don't learn about options for treatment for some of the physical conditions related to menopause., and even though they present that to their providers, they're also not getting complete information about that condition or treatment. Infertility issues among Black women also can go unaddressed. When we had our first Love Your Menses event, we made sure to have resource tables available to provide that information.
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