As part of our awareness campaign, we have been visiting secondary schools in Nigeria to educate the students and raise awareness about period poverty. Here in this article, we share details of our visits to Wesley Girls Junior Secondary School in Lagos and Lagos City College. Our Period Poverty awareness was successful in both schools.…
One thing few people have been talking about since Roe v. Wade was overturned is how abortion restrictions will affect young girls across the United States. Around the time of their first period, many young people learn the basic mechanics of managing their periods, such as how to put on a pad or tampon and that it…
At the beginning of the 2017-18 school year, middle school teacher Kristin Heavner shared on Facebook a photo of a colorful makeup bag filled with disposable menstrual products. She explained in the caption that she creates menstruation care packs for students. Since many educators follow her on social media, she thought it would be a…
Breaking the taboo surrounding periods all starts with education. Tes and betty for schools have joined forces to explore the most effective ways to approach teaching period education. Expert teachers offer their advice on how to get the conversation started in your school, creative ways to put your class – and yourself – at ease,…
Nobody should have to miss out on education because of their period. That’s why we’re ensuring this doesn’t happen through the Period Products Scheme which provides pupils with period products when they need them. Since its launch in January 2020, 97% of secondary schools and 92% of post 16 organisations have ordered products using the…
Back in February last year, a debate about choosing your baby’s gender was sparked by Chrissy Tiegen and John Legend revealing that they choose for their baby, Luna, to be born a girl. Understandably, this led many parents-to-be to question how this was possible and if they could do the same. To answer the question: yes,…
If you’re hoping for a girl or boy, there are some gender selection techniques that may help you give birth to the baby of your preferred sex. Other methods however, aren’t as likely to work. Do you have your heart set on getting pregnant with a girl? Or dreams of getting pregnant with a boy?…
If you’re trying to conceive, or beginning to think about starting a family, chances are you’ve probably recommended to stop, or at least cut down, drinking alcohol… Not exactly the news most of us want to hear, but unfortunately alcohol consumption can affect our fertility (in both women and men) and therefore, our chances of…
There are a number of different fertility treatments, from fertility drugs and embryo screening to surgical sperm extraction and IVF. Explore all the different treatments available and find out about the risks of treatment, using donated eggs, sperm and embryos and having treatment abroad. The most important thing you can do when making decisions about…
Fertility preservation is the process of freezing eggs (oocytes), sperm, embryos or reproductive tissue so that a person can use them to hopefully have their own biological children in the future. Preservation of fertility is possible for men and women, girls and teenage boys. Whether a treatment is available on the NHS depends on where…
