Despite positive moves towards tackling the stigma around periods, women are still embarrassed to talk about them. To break this taboo and help ease period shame, the Scottish Government has launched a campaign encouraging people to swap euphemisms for open discussions about their periods.

Moody Month is an app and online community that helps women track and understand their hormones and moods. Going beyond ‘femtech’ and conversations around period-tracking and fertility, it offers a more holistic approach, taking into consideration factors like the weather and the moon.

From asylum seekers to schoolgirls, 10% of females in the UK will experience period poverty in their lifetime. The new social start-up, Hey Girls is looking to smash the taboo and provide sanitary pads to those in need, but for how much longer will this figure remain so shockingly high?

The US education system is failing to teach young women and men the basics of menstruation, so brands are stepping in to fill the gap. What are period-advocacy brands and their products doing to fight the stigma and teach young women about their reproductive health?