Talking about a menstrual revolution: Asia's period problemsNormalising menstrual health can only be good for women's overall health, says Olivia Cotes-James. HONG KONG: Olivia Cotes-James wants us to talk about menstrual health. She is not alone in wanting to change the conversation: Last year the UN warned that taboos around menstrual health were "disempowering" women worldwide, calling for action to end it. Bloggers and vloggers lay bare the realities of how period products work on social media. In the developed world, the average woman uses 11,000 disposable menstrual products over 30 years, according to the Women's Environment Network.

Source: Bangkok Post March 02, 2020 07:48 UTC