Carmen Carrera

I'll have men, or I'll have women say that I'll never be a woman because I don't menstruate, or because I'm not made up like Kim Kardashian. So in that sense, I use makeup for a little bit of confidence. But for the most part, day-to-day, I wear makeup if it feels good.

American Entertainer

The topic of menstruation can be private or sensitive in many cultures, so use the word respectfully.

Cultural Sensitivity

Be aware that not only women menstruate; transgender men and non-binary people may also menstruate.

Gender Awareness

Menstruation is a natural biological process, not an illness or problem.

Biological Process

 A handful of species on Earth share a seemingly mysterious a menstrual cycle. We're one of the select few. Monkeys, apes, bats, humans, and possibly elephant shrews are the only mammals on Earth that menstruate. We also do it more than any other animal,

Why do women have...

 who has a razor blade and, in a non-sterilized way, they remove the exterior parts of a woman's genitalia. And sometimes, in more extreme cases but not very rare cases, they sew the orifice up so the girl can just urinate or menstruate.

Jimmy Carter: Why I...

 and my levels of estrogen had plummeted so drastically that I had lost my ability to menstruate yet I fiercely continued to defy the doctors and tell myself that this challenge was not mine it was another girl who was brave enough

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