Is the menstrual cycle still a taboo subject in the performing arts industry?

20 Nov 2025 · 1 min

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Is menstrual cycle still a taboo subject? And so how could you even be brave enough to mention that you have a cramp and maybe you don't want to come to your lesson or you can't practice, you know? So, so I'm now calling it Bringing the M in, the M of menstruation into music. That's what I'm calling. Bringing the M of menstruation into the word music. So as you say, athletes now have so much more knowledge. They're taught to track their periods famously in the British, in the football teams, the female football teams, and they are adjusting the training.
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