Advertisement
The truth about your period
On your NPR station today
For many women who menstruate, dealing with period blood is an inconvenience. But periods may unlock health secrets way beyond the female reproductive system.
Guests
Dr. Bethany Samuelson Bannow, doctor and researcher at Oregon Health and Science University – She specifically researches the anti-coagulant properties of menstrual fluid.
Also Featured
Kate Clancy, biological anthropologist at the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana. Author of "Period: The Real Story of Menstruation."
Emily Hoppes, technical adviser and researcher at FHI 360, specializing in the development of innovative contraception.
Dr. Sara Naseri, founder of Qvin, which makes a diagnostic menstrual pad called QPad.