Periods are a nightmare in Gaza’s crowded, unsanitary camps. Women are using birth control to skip them

A woman is crying while being comforted by two other women.

Samah El-Nazli, a mother of four living in a makeshift tent in Rafah, is among millions of Gazans in overcrowded camps struggling to access food, water and sanitation as the war continues. She and others are opting to use birth control to delay their periods rather than scrambling to find costly feminine hygiene products.

CBC | World News

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