CIAC #10 'A Little Bit of Menstrual Cycle' with Kaila Ferrelli - Period Colours & The Taboo

We've made it half way through the first season of Congratulations! It's a Cyst and we can barely believe it!

It was originally in the stars for Episode 10 to be the final addition to Season 1 however, the stars have aligned and we have WAY too many amazing people willing to donate their time to the cause of  health education.

Because of this, we will be extending the season out to 20 episodes before we take a well deserved couple of months off and come back with a strong Season 2.

Today, Kaila answers some of your questions about the menstrual cycle with help from some reputable sources (which you can fact check through the links below). Over the next couple of weeks, you'll see us post some facts & myths about this topic and we would love for you to get involved! Make sure you are following @congratulationsitsacyst and enter out giveaway while you are there.

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Music by Matt Tanner & Harry Livings

Sources used in this episode:

What does the color of period blood mean?https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/324848

Menstrual cycle: What's normal, what's not
https://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/womens-health/in-depth/menstrual-cycle/art-20047186

Islamic and Jewish Law on the Colors of Menstrual Blood
https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.13173/zeitdeutmorggese.164.1.0097

Knowledge, readiness, and myths about menstruation among students at the Princess Noura University
https://www.jfmpc.com/article.asp?issn=2249-4863;year=2018;volume=7;issue=6;spage=1197;epage=1202;aulast=Alharbi