All news on the topic: Periods

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Mum who ate kebabs and pizza daily loses 6st after bleeding three weeks in a row
Nicola Parkin, 43, survived on a daily diet of kebabs, pizza and chocolate before she lost nearly 6st to combat her painful periods that would last three weeks long
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Woman shares hack for 'emergency' period pad for if you don't have one
If you suddenly come on your period while you're out and about, there's no need to worry. There's something you can do with just toilet paper to create an 'emergency pad'
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Tory Lee Anderson warned to stay 'impartial' ahead of elections on new TV show
Ranting Tory deputy chairman Lee Anderson has been handed an hour-long Friday night show on GB News - but Ofcom warned he would have to promote all sides of political arguments ahead of May's local elections
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Lidl 'sorry' after mum 'humiliated' by male cashier whilst buying sanitary items
The supermarket chain says staff are being retrained after the incident left two women embarrassed at their store in Somerset
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'I don't use toilet roll as it grosses me out - we have a family cloth instead'
A woman has taken to TikTok to share how she ditched toilet roll to use a 'family cloth' instead - claiming it's much better for the environment and saves her money
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Gonorrhoea warning as UK cases surge and young told to get tested
Cases of the STI are up by a fifth on the previous highest year and is reminding people with “multiple sexual partners” to wear a condom and get tested regularly
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'I used to hide my period during Ramadan but I refuse to feel shame any longer'
A young woman has shared some of the challenges Muslim women face when menstruating during Ramadan and how she wishes the taboo around periods would end
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Woman says we've been using period pads all wrong – correct way will stop leaks
A woman is claiming we've all been using period pads wrong and has shared the 'correct' way to do it – however some people think the way she does it could cost too much money
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Stan and Josh Kroenke take on new Arsenal roles as part of "a simple evolution"
The owners are to become co-chairs of club as part of a boardroom shuffle designed to, according to Stan Kroenke, help the Gunners' "objective and ambition” to “compete for trophies at the highest level”
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Mum gives birth to 12lb baby at home as friend jokes tot born in school uniform
Ruth Harvey, 36, welcomed baby daughter Tabitha in a birthing pool in her living room in South Ayreshire, Scotland, but couldn't believe it when the midwife revealed her weight
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Famous UK cemetery heating graves to protect from extreme weather
Highgate Cemetery in North London is the final resting place for dozens of famous people such as George Michael but also Karl Marx and poisoned Russian defector Alexander Litvinenko - the graves become damaged during extreme cold
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'I told my boyfriend's daughter about periods - his ex says I've overstepped'
A woman whose boyfriend has a 14-year-old daughter from a previous relationship says she was surprised to learn the teen still didn't know about periods, and so decided to talk with her. This didn't go down well with the girl's mother
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Snow hell for UK not over as Met Office warns second cold snap on way next week
Snow has hit many parts of the UK but is expected to ease as the weather warms up over the weekend, but a return to colder conditions is likely for many in the early part of next week
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'Hope' for endometriosis suffers as new treatment trial is launched
A new trial is launching in Scotland that could change the way endometriosis is treated for the first time in 40 years - researchers say their studies show it can make a 'huge difference'
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People are just realising you can feel your body release an egg during ovulation
Ever wondered what that popping pain in your abdomen is during your cycle? So has the rest of TikTok as one women shared how she discovered Mittelschmerz - a totally normal part of ovulation
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Storm Larisa to smash UK unleashing gales and blizzards today as warnings issued
The Met Office has issued three amber warnings for northern England, the Midlands, North Wales and Northern Ireland, where 'significant disruption' to transport and power supplies are expected
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'I met my fiancé while using donor sperm to fall pregnant, he wasn't put off'
Brittney Zirkle was declared medically dead in 2019 when she blacked out in hospital with a ectopic rupture - but she has now researched her fertility journey to fulfil her dream of becoming a mum
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'I fell pregnant at 19 after GP said I couldn't have kids - I was so ashamed'
Leila Martyn, 45, had an abortion at 19 after doctors told her that her PCOS meant she would have fertility issues - but found herself pregnant. She is now campaigning to see PCOS and endometriosis on the national curriculum
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Mum didn't know she was pregnant until giving birth - but fiancé claims he knew
Mum Emily Graham gave birth to her daughter, Isabelle Green, in bed after waking up with period cramp-like stomach pains not knowing she was pregnant - but her fiancé claims he knew but didn't tell her
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Kerry Katona blasts women taking period leave and says they should 'crack on'
Former Atomic Kitten singer and TV personality Kerry Katona has blasted women for taking leave during their periods, saying they should 'crack on'
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'We sit in semi-darkness': what it's like in National Grid's energy-saving trial
Ryoko Scott, 53, signed up for the National Grid's Demand Flexibility Service to help reduce the need to turn to coal power
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School slammed for 'absurd' policy where students need proof they are on period
A young woman who had to skip class as she was in so much pain she 'couldn't move' because of her period, claims she was asked to provide her school with 'proof' she was menstruating
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Mum diagnosed with terminal cancer after years of being mistaken for period pain
Kelly Pendry complained about severe period pains in 2016 but her concerns were disregarded ad she was consistently misdiagnosed. Now five years, Kelly has been diagnosed with terminal cancer and she is looking to seek surgery overseas
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Campaigner was bridge to past but with brutal warnings of ravaged NHS future
Harry Leslie Smith would have turned 100 this week and, as Ros Wynne-Jones writes, all of us who loved him miss his wisdom as Britain confronts one of the most challenging periods since his own childhood
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'Women’s complaints aren’t treated seriously enough in the medical profession'
Dr Miriam Stoppard shares her frustration at the delays and lack of knowledge about health issues which affect women and patients are suffering as a result of this