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