Is PMS ruining your life? Does yours seem much more severe than your friends? While we’re used to being told our cycle can make us ‘cranky’, ‘crazy’ or ‘emotional’, there are medical reasons for mood pre-menstrual mood changes, and, in the case of PMDD, much more serious psychological symptoms. But what is PMDD? April is PMDD Awareness Month, so let’s find out about this debilitating but widely misunderstood (and misdiagnosed) condition. 

Struggling with painful, heavy periods? Don’t know why? Maybe adenomyosis is the answer. Of course it may not be, but adenomyosis is one of those conditions which most people don’t know about...until they find out (often a long time later) that they have it. Here’s a rundown of what it is, what to look out for, and when to seek help, because the more we talk about and normalise our periods and our bodies, the less alone we’ll feel. 

It might be World Sleep Day, but if you’ve got PMS or your period, you might feel like it’s World Struggling-to-Sleep Day. That’s because, for many people, periods don’t just come with mood changes, cramps and inconvenience, they also mess with your sleep, and it turns out, there’s a bunch of science behind it. This World Sleep Day we’re digging under the duvet to find out just how and why your period impacts your sleep…you know, just so you know you’re not alone. 

For decades, young women have been taught that a painful period is simply an initiation into womanhood. Girls are warned that the first time they engage in sexual intercourse will be a painful experience and irregular menstrual cycles can be “fixed” by taking birth control pills. In reality, symptoms that are too often labelled as “normal” or “just feminine problems” are often indicators of a much more serious medical condition: endometriosis. 

Here at Modibodi we don’t just #choosetochallenge for International Women’s Day. We #choosetochallenge to promote gender equality every day. From our ‘Give a Pair’ charitable program to auditing our supply chain to ensure fair work conditions for our factory workers, to lobbying to abolish the tax on sustainable menstrual products to school education programs to provide free period products to students – making a positive impact on people’s lives is at the heart of our business.