Should You Ask For Menstruation Leave? – Cora

Remain productive during menstrual leave.

If your company adopts this policy, Dr. Kashani encourages women to find ways to be productive while at home. This, of course, is only if you choose to not take a full day off, and if your type of profession allows you to stay tuned-in out of office. “You can talk to your employer about strategies to complete work and still be productive while at home,” she continues. “This allows the luxury of working while in bed with a heating pad, and without the inconvenience of regular bathroom visits while at work to change feminine products.”

And if your cramps are too bad, or your period too heavy, to think about anything but lay as still as possible? That’s okay, too. The point of a menstruation leave is to offer options, even if you don’t take them every month. And even if you don’t have a formal diagnosis to warrant your symptoms. The hope is that by simply asking, you’re igniting a much-delayed conversation for a monthly function that’s been happening, for, well, ever. right