Vira Reflects: How can we make the world more period-friendly?

Imagine missing school every month - not because you're sick, but because no one ever taught you that your period was normal and health. For millions of women in Thailand, and around the world, tha...

How to pick your menstrual disc size?

Menstrual discs are becoming an increasingly popular period product as more brands develop reusable versions that are easier to insert, more comfortable to wear, and better suited to everyday lifes...

How to use a menstrual disc

What is a menstrual disc ? A menstrual disc, like a menstrual cup, is a reusable alternative to tampons and pads that collects menstrual fluid rather than absorbing it.  One selling feature of mens...

Period Power Annual Report 2025

The Period Power Annual Report 2025 highlights a year of impactful menstrual health education and community-led action in Mae Sot, Thailand. Through 18 workshops, Period Power reached 1,450 girls, ...

Vira Reflects: What’s One Period Symptom You Wish Could Disappear?

This is the third installment of our monthly photo series, where women reflect on prompts related to our bodies, periods, health, sex, and more.  We asked women if they had a magical wand and could...

Can I Get Pregnant While On My Period?

Key takeaways:  It’s possible to get pregnant on your period, but only if you have a short cycle. The fertile window is only six days long, and for most people, this won’t coincide with days ...

Vira Reflects: Who Supported You During Your First Period?

This is the second installment of our monthly photo series, where women reflect on prompts related to our bodies, periods, health, sex, and more.  We asked 5 Thai women who they turned to for help ...

Can I Have Sex on My Period?

It’s not something we see often in sex scenes of our favourite TV shows or movies. It’s not even something that we see or talk about when we’re learning about sex education in school. Sex and menst...

What Was Your First Period Like? 10 Thai Women Reflect.

Your first period can bring about many different feelings: excitement, shame, fear, celebration, anger, stress, teary, pain, messiness, newness… and the list goes on.  We often treat one’s period a...

What’s Really in Your Tampons?

For the first time ever, researchers published results from a study of different chemicals found in tampons (Berkeley Public Health, 2024) & (Environment International, 2024).  The results are ...

How You Can Help Reduce Period Poverty in Thailand

Vira has launched a new PERIOD POWER project to empower 1,000 Girls on the Thai-Myanmar Border. Learn more about how you can get involved to reduce Period Poverty.

Tampons vs Cup vs Discs: How to Pick the Right Product for You

We all have preferences about which products to use during our periods. Pads are to be the most common items in convenience stores in Thailand, and you won't be able to find many other options in t...