Menstruation

Health Ministry comittee submits recommendations for womens' health system overhaul

Israel's Health Ministry is considering sweeping reforms to women's healthcare as studies reveal years-long diagnostic delays, inadequate treatment, and widespread gaps in care.

|ByDANYA SAPERSTEIN
A medical worker and a uterus (illustrative).
An illustrative image of menstrual care products

The case for Israel to subsidize menstrual products - opinion

Israel, despite having a semi-socialist medical system, not only keeps the tax but, in a way, increases it. Shelf prices are massively inflated compared to other countries.

|ByRACHEL GOLDA BERNSTEIN
A woman holding her stomach

"More comprehensive and accurate" From PCOS to PMOS, why the rebrand matters

Advocates say the rebrand centers metabolic and reproductive symptoms, promising earlier screening and clearer insurance coverage pathways.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
NATAN dignity kits

Israeli NGO, US non-profit collaborate to deliver 2,000 hygiene kits to Khan Yunis women, girls

NATAN Worldwide Disaster Relief launched the initiative in response to infrastructure damage and supply shortages that have limited access to sanitation products.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Tel Aviv bar debuts 'Bloody Hour' discount for women on their periods

The bar will offer menstruating women a 25% discount.

OCTOBER 29, 2017BySHOSHANA KRANISH
Women drink cocktails at a bar