Why is menses such a taboo subject? Why do people consider it to be something "we don't talk about?" In today's episode we dive into the thoughts, theories, and opinions of modern day menstruation. Don't worry we will throw in the ancient opinion too!

The Aftermath of Sex

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6290188/

https://www.everydayhealth.com/news/it-safe-have-sex-during-your-period/#:~:text=Just%20because%20you're%20having,related%20symptoms%2C%20such%20as%20cramps.

https://www.healthline.com/health/womens-health/sex-during-periods#takeaway

https://flo.health/menstrual-cycle/sex/sexual-health/sex-on-period

https://myevercup.com/blogs/guides/period-sex

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7139224/pdf/Int-J-Fertil-Steril-14-78.pdf

https://helloclue.com/articles/culture/how-did-menstruation-become-taboo/

https://www.verywellhealth.com/infection-from-period-blood-5409610

https://www.health.com/condition/menstruation/period-sex

https://notchesblog.com/2015/05/05/the-modern-period-menstruation-and-the-history-of-sexuality/

https://medium.com/s/bloody-hell/the-mystical-magical-properties-of-period-blood-9a5b3e4c34ff

https://metro.co.uk/2015/05/20/history-period-a-look-at-menstruation-through-the-ages-in-15-fascinating-facts-5204085/

https://helloclue.com/articles/culture/36-superstitions-about-periods-from-around-world/

https://theprint.in/pageturner/excerpt/some-sects-of-hinduism-encourage-sex-during-your-periods/186312/

https://www.bustle.com/articles/80289-7-crazy-period-myths-from-history-because-people-once-thought-menstrual-blood-could-kill-crops

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/003591571600901609

https://www.bl.uk/collection-items/tantric-ritual-manuals#:~:text=What%20are%20the%20rituals%20for,as%20the%20focus%20of%20meditation.

https://somananda.org/the-science-of-tantric-rituals/

https://www.yogapedia.com/definition/5172/siddhi

https://getruth.ca/blogs/ruth-blog/periods-through-history-a-menstrual-timeline#:~:text=In%20the%20ancient%20civilizations%20of,treated%20with%20respect%20by%20society.

https://anthrosource.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1525/eth.1974.2.2.02a00030