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When 23-year-old Sabina menstruated for the first time, she was in school sitting for exams. Then only 13, she thought she was dying. Her mother had never prepared her for this mysterious thing happening to her—it is taboo even to mention it in the remote area of Ethiopia where Sabina lives.
By Penninah Mathenge
When 23-year-old Sabina menstruated for the first time, she was in school sitting for exams. Then only 13, she thought she was dying.