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TED Talks Society and Culture

Why can't we talk about periods? | Jen Gunter

TED Talks Society and Culture

TED

Ted Talks, Ted, Tedtalks, Technology, Entertainment, Education, Creativity, Society & Culture, Tech Demo, Science, Design, Inspiration

4.1794 Ratings

🗓️ 17 January 2020

⏱️ ? minutes

Summary

"It shouldn't be an act of feminism to know how your body works," says gynecologist and author Jen Gunter. In this revelatory talk, she explains how menstrual shame silences and represses -- and leads to the spread of harmful misinformation and the mismanagement of pain. Declaring the era of the menstrual taboos over, she delivers a clear, much-needed lesson on the once-mysterious mechanics of the uterus.

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