Category: Menstruation

  • About Tampons and the Bleeding Duct

    About Tampons and the Bleeding Duct

    Dear younger girls and older girls who have yet to take the leap to try tampons, or as Lady Whistledown would say, Dear gentle reader, I am 28, started wearing tampons a few months less than two years ago, and this is a blog to answer some of the questions you dare or dare not…

  • Menstrual Cycle and Body Changes

    Menstrual Cycle and Body Changes

    My first set of menstruation as a teenager ran for an average of 7 days. I would bleed heavily for about 5 days and then mildly for the next 2 days. Sometimes, for more days. Sanitary pads were expensive and there was no special allowance for this aside from the 2500naira pocket money that I…