Vanessa Ruiz
Innovative Treatments, Science and Technology | Sumitomo Pharma America, Inc.
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Voices of Periods is a collaboration between Myovant Sciences and HealthyWomen to break down stigma through the power of storytelling. These stories were developed in a virtual workshop with MothWorks at The Moth and filmed remotely during the COVID pandemic.
Editor’s Note: We recognize that people of many genders and identities have periods. In this particular project, all of the storytellers identified as women.
Shanta had to keep her first period and cramps a secret from her mother, who associated menstruation with physical contamination. See her share how she took agency over her own body and her own self-care.
Vanessa Ruiz
Innovative Treatments, Science and Technology | Sumitomo Pharma America, Inc.