Period Talk - Crossword

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Across
  1. 2. U.S. state with the highest sales tax on period products (7%), capital: Nashville
  2. 4. _____ hundred million people on the planet are menstruating on any given day
  3. 5. average age (rounded) of someone's first period
  4. 6. a condition in which tissue similar to the uterus lining grows outside the uterus
  5. 7. first occurrence of menstruation
  6. 9. number of states still taxing period products as of June 2024
  7. 10. first nation to make period products completely free of cost
  8. 11. tissue within this organ sheds to produce menstrual blood
  9. 13. abbreviation for a hormonal disorder among menstruators, characterized by the heightened production of androgens
  10. 16. third phase of the menstrual cycle, associated with the ovaries
  11. 18. not just equality, but equality with justice
  12. 19. month in which Menstrual Hygiene Day occurs
Down
  1. 1. a lack of access to menstrual products, sanitation facilities, and/or menstrual education
  2. 3. leading brand of pads in the U.S.
  3. 8. phase after one year after a woman's last period
  4. 9. abbreviation for the condition caused when a tampon is used incorrectly or for too long
  5. 12. enforcement of sales tax on menstrual products
  6. 14. another word for the taboos surrounding menstruation
  7. 15. menstrual ___: period management device that can be used for 6 months to 10 years with proper care
  8. 17. monthly flow of blood (also the end of a sentence)