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Radio 4,3 mins

Can you have a period in space?

Woman's Hour

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Jane Garvey speaks to the first British astronaut, Helen Sharman, about her experience of space travel and returning to earth on Woman’s Hour. Alongside Helen is Dr Varsha Jain, a gynaecological researcher interested in the physiological impact of spaceflight and zero gravity on human physiology. She tells Jane about female astronauts having their period in space.

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