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7 alarming myths about periods we have to end now

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UNICEF South Asia

Girl in India — UNICEF/2015/Nybo

01 June 2018

Have you ever been given strict guidelines for eating, sleeping, walking and living life in a certain way during your period? Do you ever question them?

Many girls and women in South Asia - young and old, educated and uneducated, rural and urban, rich and poor - feel ashamed talking about their periods. These 7 myths are holding girls and women back. It’s time we end them for good.

Period myth 1 — UNICEF ROSA/2018

Period myth 2 — UNICEF ROSA/2018

Period myth 3 — UNICEF ROSA/2018

Period myth 4 — UNICEF ROSA/2018

Period myth 5 — UNICEF ROSA/2018

Period myth 6 — UNICEF ROSA/2018

Period myth 7 — UNICEF ROSA/2018

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