Periods Are Perfectly Normal



Periods are a very normal part of a girl’s body function. Much like eating when a person is hungry, or feeling sleepy when a person needs to rest, a girl menstruates as part of her body’s normal functioning. This serves as a reminder to her that she is capable of getting pregnant and of nurturing another being. (If she wants or ever desires to)

Some people call periods “Red red”, others “Biscui”, others “w’abu ne nsa” and others “edo le afeme”. But hey, regardless of how you call it, be comfortable with the term Menstruation and Period because they are perfectly normal and guess what?- without them, you wouldn't have been born.

Cheers to all the menstruating girls and women out there, and the Youth Advisory Board of Mariestopes Ghana wishes you a Happy Mother’s Day. We celebrate you and appreciate all that you are and all that you do. 

Cheers to the Woman that you’re Becoming!!

Kindly visit the Mariestopes Ghana social media pages on Instagram, Twitter and facebook and keep yourself updated as we share on menstruation and as we gear towards Menstrual Hygiene day on the 28th of May. Lot’s of fun and fun prizes to be won!


Credits: Dzidzor Kwamuar- Youth Advisory Board PRO

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