Analysis: NZ has a knowledge gap around periods — and it affects our health

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3 Mar 2024

One News.

New Zealand girls and young women, as well as nonbinary persons who bleed every month, have a limited understanding of menstruation. This lack of knowledge about their own bodies is affecting their overall health and wellbeing.

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