Body
Sport and the cycle
Should you train by cycle phase? What the research actually shows – and why the answer depends on you.
The Femora blog
The body, the cycle and the world around them
A new article every 10 days – on health, the body, equality and the causes worth talking about.
Body
Sport and the cycle
Should you train by cycle phase? What the research actually shows – and why the answer depends on you.
Society
“That time of the month”
More than 5,000 words, just so we don’t have to say “period”. Where the taboo comes from – and what it costs us.
History
From rags to pads
The disposable pad is only about a hundred years old. Its story runs through wars, patents and a great deal of silence.
Health
When the pain isn’t “normal”
Endometriosis affects around 1 in 10 women of reproductive age. On average it takes 4 to 12 years to be diagnosed.
Body
The four phases of the cycle
The cycle isn’t just the days you bleed. What happens in your body across the whole month – and why “28 days” is an average, not a rule.
Causes
When a pad is a luxury
Around 500 million people worldwide lack access to menstrual products. In Europe, too, the problem is closer than it seems.
The next article comes out on 23 November 2026