Despite the fact that the pain made it so hard for me to go to work, it took me a year to tell my boss. And I hardly mentioned it to my closest friends and family. Dysmenorrhea, the technical term for extreme period pain, is a common problem. But unlike the skiing-aficionado in your office who excitedly explains how he broke his arm on the slopes, many menstruating women grimace through their pain in silence.
6 Photographers On What Their Period Means To Them
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An artist called Ruki Kaur posted a photo on Instagram that shows a patch of period blood. It captures the year-old fully clothed on a bed, facing away from the camera, during menstruation. Soon after, Instagram removed the image and told Kaur that it didn't follow its "Community Guidelines. You can see the original picture here.
Photo courtesy of Instagram user menstrual. After my Mirena IUD was put in, my period slowly came to a halt. As a result, I haven't seen period blood in almost three years. Or I hadn't, anyway, until I came upon menstrual. The 26 year-old writer and musician based in Oakland is, like, very into periods.
Skip navigation! Story from Body. People often have mixed feelings about their periods, and their relationships with their time-of-the-month change throughout their lives. So, we commissioned six photographers to create a single image that captures what menstruation means to them right now. Ahead, take a look at the photographers' images and their accompanying personal stories.