Periods and Menopause
Mens, klimakteriet, mensskydd — a subject Sweden discusses fairly openly.
Mens and klimakteriet, spoken plainly: products and pain relief, endometrios and the fight to be believed, hot flushes and hjärndimma — and the power of saying the word out loud.
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mens
a period
Tip: lit. the same — short for menstruation, and universal.
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menstruation
menstruation
Tip: lit. the same — the formal word.
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en cykel
a cycle
Tip: lit. the same.
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i genomsnitt tjugoåtta dagar
twenty-eight days on average
Tip: lit. the same.
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en oregelbunden cykel
an irregular cycle
Tip: lit. the same.
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att följa sin cykel
to track your cycle
Tip: lit. the same.
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en mensapp
a period app
Tip: lit. the same.
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mensskydd
period products
Tip: lit. the same.
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en binda
a sanitary towel
Tip: lit. the same.
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en tampong
a tampon
Tip: lit. the same.
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en menskopp
a menstrual cup
Tip: lit. the same.
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menstrosor
period underwear
Tip: lit. the same.
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gratis mensskydd i skolan
free products in schools
Tip: lit. the same — in many councils now.
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mensfattigdom
period poverty
Tip: lit. the same.
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mensvärk
cramps
Tip: lit. the same.
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som kan vara handikappande
which can be disabling
Tip: lit. the same.
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ett smärtstillande
a painkiller
Tip: lit. the same.
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en värmekudde
a hot water bottle
Tip: lit. the same.
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endometrios
endometriosis
Tip: lit. the same.
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som tar år att få diagnos på
which takes years to diagnose
Tip: lit. the same — a documented scandal.
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att inte nöja sig med 'det är normalt'
not to accept 'it's normal'
Tip: lit. the same.
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riklig blödning
heavy bleeding
Tip: lit. the same.
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blodbrist
anaemia
Tip: lit. the same.
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ett järntillskott
an iron supplement
Tip: lit. the same.
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premenstruella besvär
premenstrual symptoms
Tip: lit. the same — 'PMS'.
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humörsvängningar
mood swings
Tip: lit. the same.
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preventivmedel
contraception
Tip: lit. the same.
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gratis för unga
free for the young
Tip: lit. the same — under a certain age.
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en ungdomsmottagning
a youth clinic
Tip: lit. the same — free, confidential, for teenagers.
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en tid hos barnmorska
a midwife's appointment
Tip: lit. the same.
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en cellprovtagning
a cervical screening
Tip: lit. the same — invited automatically.
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klimakteriet
the menopause
Tip: lit. the same.
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förklimakteriet
perimenopause
Tip: lit. the same.
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omkring femtioett
around fifty-one
Tip: lit. the same — the average age.
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värmevallningar
hot flushes
Tip: lit. the same.
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nattsvettningar
night sweats
Tip: lit. the same.
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störd sömn
broken sleep
Tip: lit. the same.
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hjärndimma
brain fog
Tip: lit. the same.
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ledvärk
joint aches
Tip: lit. the same.
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som ingen varnade för
which nobody warned you about
Tip: lit. the same.
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hormonbehandling
hormone therapy
Tip: lit. the same.
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en omvärderad behandling
a re-evaluated treatment
Tip: lit. the same — after decades of fear.
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att diskutera det med läkare
to discuss it with a doctor
Tip: lit. the same.
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en arbetsplats som anpassar sig
a workplace that adapts
Tip: lit. the same — a new discussion here.
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en fläkt på skrivbordet
a fan on the desk
Tip: lit. the same.
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att säga ordet högt
to say the word out loud
Tip: lit. the same.
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till och med på ett möte
in a meeting, even
Tip: lit. the same.
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vilket förändrar saker
which changes things
Tip: lit. the same.
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halva befolkningen
half the population
Tip: lit. the same.
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och varenda en av dem
and every one of them
Tip: lit. the same.