Period.
The Quick Guide to Every Uterus

Name: Period.
Brand: Dreamscape Media
Availability: InStock
Author: Ruth Redford
ISBN: 9781666656954

Author: Ruth Redford, Aitana Giráldez

Narrator: Gail Shalan

Unabridged: 43 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Mayo Clinic Press

Published: 03/26/2024

Categories: Children's Nonfiction, Health & Daily Living, Maturing, Personal Hygiene, Girls & Women

Synopsis

Periods. Every person who menstruates has a different relationship with their Aunt Flow: some good, and some...not so good. This guide embraces all the icky, all the sticky, and all the confusing aspects of the monthly cycle, acknowledging that there's no cookie cutter way to manage the physical and emotional mayhem. Filled with bite-sized tips, tricks, and inside medical information, this humorous, character-driven guide is the best friend you never knew you needed. And with its fully gender-, body-, and sexuality-inclusive content, this is the no-judgement zone. Whether you're dreading your first period or can't wait to throw a Period Party, you'll find all the answers you need right here.

About Ruth Redford

Ruth Redford is a freelance editor and author based in the United Kingdom. She loves writing and researching non-fiction projects and hopes that this book will help everyone to talk more about periods and feel comfortable with them.

About Aitana Giráldez

Aitana Giráldez was born in Barcelona. She studied fine arts and has a master’s degree in illustration. Giráldez has illustrated menstruation experiences for educational health projects and has raised awareness about periods for a university documentary and a collective exhibition called Monstres. She is part of Artes-Medea, a feminist and intersectional association that supports young artists. In her free time, Aitana loves to spend time talking in book clubs, planning exhibitions, and eating potatoes.

About Gail Shalan

Gail Shalan is a New York City-based storyteller who holds a master's degree in acting from Bristol Old Vic Theater School. Proudly narrating audiobooks since 2013, she also narrates and produces The StoryLight Podcast. When not exploring the globe or performing, she lives in Queens with her partner and their French bulldog, Edith.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Richard Howard on October 15, 2019

I shall start with an anecdote... Once upon a time, when I was still teaching, I was overheard saying 'I am tired of coaching rugby.' My reward was to be put in charge of Netball (the implication being I was no longer 'a man'.) Thus I found myself with a squad of 40 teenage girls. Just before the sec......more

Goodreads review by Stacey | prettybooks on July 18, 2020

How much do you know about periods? Emma Barnett's books explores the facts about periods, the cultural and political attitude towards menstruation and women's health in general, and what needs to be done to make it better for women. Continue reading this review over on Pretty Books. #gifted: Tha......more

Goodreads review by Jennifer on September 20, 2019

Having heard some amazing reviews of this book I was looking forward to something funny any informative. Well I'll accept that it was informative and I did learn some things. The style of writing grated with me though and I also found that the author tended to lay it on rather thick (why say it once......more

Goodreads review by Emma (escapetothebookshelf) on July 13, 2020

This is such an incredible book that I believe everybody should be reading. It champions not being embarrassed about periods and encourages people to talk about them much more openly without fearing people's reactions. It shocked me to realise that I myself am guilty of hiding my period away to a ce......more

Goodreads review by Issy on October 09, 2022

it was ok!......more