Project Overview

Mission

Existing research focuses on adolescents' perceptions of menstrual media content. In other words, what they learn from social media content structures an informal menstrual education. 

This study aims to evaluate if Instagram content meets formal menstrual education standards. My research will contribute to existing scholarly debate over social media as an educational resource for adolescents to learn about menstruation.

Menstruation:

This phase is the shedding of the uterine lining, also known as a period (typically day 3-5). 

Follicular Phase: 

The uterine lining thickens, and follicles grow in the ovaries to help hold an egg (beginning of menstruation to end of ovulation). 

Ovulation: 

In this phase, an ovary releases an egg (typically day 14). 

Luteal Phase: 

In the final phase of the menstrual cycle, the egg leaves the ovaries, to travel through the fallopian tubes to the uterus. If the egg is fertilized by sperm, it will attach to the uterine lining and pregnancy will occur. If the egg is not fertilized, the uterine lining is shed (typically days 15-28).

(Cleveland Clinic)