Thank you to ViCE/PHEC for this opportunity and to the University of Liverpool for hosting the conference! We also would like to extend our thanks to the RSC Higher Education Group for providing Sofia with a bursary in order for her to attend the conference.
Sofia’s poster highlights the negative impact that period poverty has on higher education and how students who menstruate can be better supported by implementing effective free period product schemes.
In the spirit of Menstrual Health Day, we created an infographic on intrauterine contraceptives in collaboration with @compoundchem. The hormonal IUD is often only thought of as a form of contraception, but it can also help with managing periods and period-related conditions.
However, IUDs come with a range of side effects which vary from person to person. Having access to this information is important so that people can make more informed menstrual health choices.
A lack of access to such education and healthcare remains a significant barrier to achieving menstrual equity. On Menstrual Health Day, we reaffirm our commitment to building a world where everyone has access to the resources they need to manage their periods safely.
On Thursday Sofia Olendraru from PERIODically presented at the Variety in Chemistry/Physics Higher Education Conference 2025!
Sofia presented her poster titled ‘Towards Period Dignity: Increasing and Improving Accessible Provision of Free Period Products’.
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