Dr. Period Hackers is committed to fighting period poverty in all its forms!
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We are a team of researchers, advocates and educators led by Dr. Marybec Griffin (public health expert) and Dr. Bethany Samuelson Bannow (women’s health specialized hematologist)* committed to the fight against period poverty!
*Everything on this site is for educational or informational purposes only and should not be interpreted as professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment
Marybec Griffin, PhD
Co-Creator
I’m @marybecgriffin, co-founder of @drperiodhackers. I’m a sexual health researcher, trained doula and certified sexologist.
I’ve got a passion for all things bloody - periods, vampires & slasher films. Bodies that bleed but don’t die are uncanny and awesome!
Bethany Samuelson Bannow, MD, MCR
Co-Creator
I’m Bethany, a hematologist who is passionate about equal care and representation for menstruating folks with bleeding and clotting disorders.
I see patients, do research and advocate for improvements in the field, my #1 motivation for @drperiodhackers!
Menstrual Research
Red Blood Cell Capacity of Modern Menstrual Products: considerations for assessing heavy menstrual bleeding
Reusable menstrual hygiene products may lead to underdiagnosis of heavy menstrual bleeding: a randomised trial
https://srh.bmj.com/content/early/2025/02/03/bmjsrh-2024-202541
Dr. Period Hackers in the Media
Podcast Episodes
Dr. Period Hackers on FLOW https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/flow-straight-talk-about-extreme-periods/id1541396307
Dr. Marybec on Good Sex @NYU
https://open.spotify.com/episode/3H3tafPGCkPhbffoBuDP3z?si=PPxmUw8eQl6uXXKR_mWJEg
Dr. Bethany on Curbsiders
https://thecurbsiders.com/curbsiders-podcast/280
Interviews
Dr. Bethany on NPR: On Point - How periods unlock secrets beyond the female reproductive system
https://www.wbur.org/onpoint/2024/09/24/periods-health-secrets-female-reproductive-system
Dr. Bethany on Oregon Public Broadcasting - OHSU researchers test menstrual products with blood for the first time
Dr. Bethany on NPR: Nerdette: We should all be talking about periods
https://www.wbez.org/nerdette/2023/09/15/we-should-all-be-talking-about-periods
Webinars
Dr. Marybec with National Bleeding Disorders Foundation - Starting the Conversation: Insights from a Public Health Expert
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pOYjPY9fiM4
Dr. Bethany with National Bleeding Disorders Foundation - Starting the Conversation: Bleeding Disorders and Periods
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kyb44gh27Og
Dr. Marybec with Trailblazers at NYU - Health, Stigma and Cultural Representations of Menstruation
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eN05qBevVqU
Dr. Bethany with Foundation for Women & Girls with Blood Disorders - Case Conversation: Hormonal therapies in females with blood disorders: thrombophilia, thrombosis, hemoglobinopathies and anemia
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YoxiDV1pdfQ
Dr. Marybec with National Bleeding Disorders Foundation - Out for Blood: the Need for Menstrual Research
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xvn-Dt5G0j0
Dr. Bethany with Stop the Clot - Menstrual Bleeding and Anticoagulation - What Patients Need to Know
Conference Presentations
Dr. Period Hackers at the Menstruation Research Network - Roundtable: Research and Community Engagement
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ClvsgNfcp54
News Articles
Dr. Bethany in Portland Monthly - Meet the Oregon Researcher Battling Period Stigma
Dr. Bethany in ScienceLine - Going Against the Flow
https://scienceline.org/2023/11/period-product-absorbencies/
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