“We are so thankful for all the strong supporters of our monthly #PeriodTalk tweet chats with You ARE Loved! It is hard to believe we are already celebrating one year of chats! To help us celebrate our great friends over at Maxim Hygiene wrote this special post.”
The average girl starts her menses between the ages of 12 and 14 and most young girls in America don’t receive sexual or reproductive health education till much later, if at all. And whatever age they do receive it, some consider it to be too late. For example, many young girls who use tampons do not fully understand what Toxic Shock Syndrome (TSS) is or underestimate the possibility of getting it themselves. To make informed decisions, girls must be educated. Read the rest of their post…