Menstruation is a natural biological occurrence that occurs among half the world’s population yet common menstrual experiences are rarely discussed and are often under-researched. Given that the average menstruator will have 450 periods in their lifetime – or 3500 days of their life bleeding – those of us in the menstrual research community seek to improve the experience of all menstruators. Here, I describe four broad areas of menstrual health research that warrant future work.

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