The launch of the Menstrual Health Hub community platform is finally live — and it’s quite the bloody force
By the Madami / MH Hub team
The start of our journey
In 2016, one of our co-founders Danielle Keiser envisioned an online home for the menstrual movement where period enthusiasts, volunteers and professionals could connect…
Five reasons why we are transforming into Madami
By Milena Bacalja Perianes, Danielle Keiser and Mariana de la Roche, Managing Partners at Madami
As of June 8th, 2021, the Menstrual Health Hub is officially transitioning to Madami — a social innovation agency specializing in gender, female and menstrual health.
Creating period-friendly workplaces is not bloody rocket science. #ItsTimeForAction #MHDay2021
By Danielle Keiser, Nikki van de Veerdonk (MH Hub), Jennifer Martin (Pandemic Periods/Women in Global Health Finland) and Pavita Singh (Girls Health Ed)
*Our use of women and girls includes transwomen, womxn, femmes, non-identifying and non-binary individuals who may be…
By Danielle Keiser, Milena Bacalja Perianes and Marianne Liyayi for the MH Hub
If periods are such a natural part of being a human female, why have we been socialized to be ashamed of our own bleeding vaginas and hide any trace of our menstrual experience? #PinkyGate
Period shame and…
What have we learned in the past year?
By Halley Claire Bass for the Menstrual Health Hub
In this opinion piece, Halley Claire Bass, a holistic business coach and Intuition Medicine® practitioner dives into the impact of the pandemic on the menstrual cycle, how it has affected our bodies, and also impacted access to healthcare and menstrual products across the world.
For many of us who bleed…
Escrito por Joanna Höglund y Mariana de la Roche, Menstrual Health Hub (MH Hub)
(Abajo la version en Inglés / English version below)\
Nota: Este texto surge a raíz de un artículo que publicamos en Abril del 2020 (solo disponible en Inglés): ‘Let’s Take A Eurotrip with the Tampon Tax’…
By Nikki van de Veerdonk and Danielle Keiser, Menstrual Health Hub
A historic day in period policy history
On November 24th, 2020, the Scottish Parliament announced its unanimous decision to make menstrual products, such as pads and tampons, free to those who need them. …
To shed light on menstrual health misconceptions, we have partnered with DivaCares by Diva Cup to set the record straight around some of the most persistent myths and misconceptions in menstrual health.
Original post on DivaCares, January 27, 2021.
Menstrual Health Misconception #1: Menstrual hygiene is a human right
Correction: Menstrual health and hygiene is a matter of human rights
A statement that is spoken widely is that “menstrual hygiene is a human right”. This might surprise you, but this statement is incorrect! Menstrual hygiene is not a human right.
Guest post by Terri Harris, Menstrual Health Educational Trainer and PMDD Advocate
Every cycle begins the same for me, a giant pimple on the right hand side of my chin, tender breasts, and crippling depression.
For many, a slight change in mood will come hand-in-hand the two weeks before their period. For me and my experiences living with PMDD over the past…
By Minhtam Tran, Education Intern, Menstrual Health Hub
Within the growing field of Menstrual Health & Hygiene (MHH), it is of the utmost importance to pool existing resources and evaluate the research that has already been produced. …
