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Yes, menstrual education is a major concern. Everybody, be it boys or girls, they need to know the significance of menstruation and everything related to that, people need to generalize menstruation as any other kind of life process. For girls, they need to know what menstruation is, how to keep your hygiene while menstruation, and not considering it a hidden disease that will bring shame. For boys, they need to know that menstruation is a part of women human cycle unlike any other life process and is not something to make a big deal of. Today, in the twentyfirst century people still don’t talk about menstruation openly, it is needed to be discussed to create a healthy environment for women in this society, the myths related to menstruation needs to be abandoned and the truths related to menstruation needs to be taught to every gender around the world.