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I like the fact that we live in a society that is so intentional about donating sanitary towels. That is the one cause that people never fail to support and it is important because period poverty is still a major problem in this part of the world. What I have never quite understood though is why no one ever addresses the issue of menstrual cramps when tackling menstrual poverty.
It is as if that pain means absolutely nothing even when it is known that half of the women who menstruate depend on painkillers to get through their periods. Menstrual pain is usually mild enough to be taken care of by over-the-counter drugs but for some women, the pain is usually so severe that it keeps them from doing their normal activities for several days a month. In the United States, for example, period-related pain is the number one reason why girls miss school even more than the common cold, and in some countries such as Spain, period leave is already a thing.
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