Menstruation in Space

Curiosity Daily by Cody Gough

Aug 26, 202625:56Society & Culture

Microgravity causes a ton of changes in the human body and there’s been a lot of research showing how these changes affect astronauts. One bodily function that hasn’t been studied during an active space mission? Menstrua...

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