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The Complete Guide to Period Swimwear: How to Swim on Your Period with 100% Confidence
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The Ultimate Back-to-School Period Swimwear Guide: How Period Swimsuits Empower Young Girls in the Pool, Gym Class, and Beyond
How Does the Moon’s Cycle Affect Your Period?
13 Apr

How Does the Moon’s Cycle Affect Your Period?

How Does the Moon’s Cycle Affect Your Period?   Sometimes the phrase “menstrual cycle” can be confused with the three to seven days for which women are menstruating. Our period is just a small part of the entire menstrual cycle. So when women say they’re on their “cycle” when referring to their period it’s actually a misnomer because, technically, we’re always on our cycle. The average woman’s ...

How Does the Moon’s Cycle Affect Your Period?   Sometimes the phrase “menstrual cycle” can be confused with the three to s...
You’re Taking the Wrong Medication for Your Menstrual Cramps
07 Apr

You’re Taking the Wrong Medication for Your Menstrual Cramps

You’re Taking the Wrong Medication for Your Menstrual Cramps All of us have busy lives; events we must attend, and errands we must complete, but as women the one thing we can’t really schedule is our periods. Most women don’t enjoy their period and menstrual cramps just make everything worse. There are multiple reasons why menstrual cramps are painful and can cause back pain, nausea, vomiting a...

You’re Taking the Wrong Medication for Your Menstrual Cramps All of us have busy lives; events we must attend, and errands...
Georgia O’Keeffe’s Famous Paintings: Flowers or Vaginas?
30 Mar

Georgia O’Keeffe’s Famous Paintings: Flowers or Vaginas?

Georgia O’Keeffe’s Famous Paintings: Flowers or Vaginas?   Female artists have been disregarded and ignored by many in the past for their remarkable work and artistic ability in the painting arena. Millions of people are inspired by the art of famous male artists like Michelangelo and Picasso, both phenomenal artists who shaped the definition and profession of art for centuries to come, but man...

Georgia O’Keeffe’s Famous Paintings: Flowers or Vaginas?   Female artists have been disregarded and ignored by many in the...
How Do Astronauts Deal with Periods ...in Space?
28 Mar

How Do Astronauts Deal with Periods ...in Space?

How Do Astronauts Deal with Periods ...in Space?   The intrigue and curiosity about space has been shared by women and men alike. But for decades, most women were shut out of the space circle due to so-called “legitimate” concerns about their emotional impairment during their menstruation in space.   Even though many men had been able to transverse the stars, women were still socially prohibite...

How Do Astronauts Deal with Periods ...in Space?   The intrigue and curiosity about space has been shared by women and men...
Nepalese Women are Exiled to Menstrual Huts and Why You Should Care
24 Mar

Nepalese Women are Exiled to Menstrual Huts and Why You Should Care

Nepalese Women are Exiled to Menstrual Huts and Why You Should Care If you had to sleep in a makeshift shed during your period, how would you feel? Fortunately, in many western countries this isn’t something women are forced to do, but in Nepal, even though this practice has been banned since 2005, many women are still forced to live in a menstruation hut while they’re menstruating or during ch...

Nepalese Women are Exiled to Menstrual Huts and Why You Should Care If you had to sleep in a makeshift shed during your pe...
Does Your Period Really Change After Pregnancy?
22 Mar

Does Your Period Really Change After Pregnancy?

Does Your Period Really Change After Pregnancy? It is not uncommon for women to say their body is never the same after a pregnancy. Some women find it difficult to lose weight after a pregnancy and their bodies hold on to baby fat for years while others’ bodies seem to snap back as if they were never pregnant at all. Some women experience stretch marks, sagging breasts, weight gain and a host o...

Does Your Period Really Change After Pregnancy? It is not uncommon for women to say their body is never the same after a p...
Period Hacks: What to Use (or Not) if You Forget Your Menstrual Protection.
19 Mar

Period Hacks: What to Use (or Not) if You Forget Your Menstrual Protection.

Period Hacks: What to Use (or Not) if You Forget Your Menstrual Protection.   Most women and transgender men have their menarche, or first period, in their preteens to early teens, or around (12-15 years of age). It is said that once one has her or his first period that one’s period starts to become regular within about 6 years. So in theory, after about 6 years into our periods we should be ab...

Period Hacks: What to Use (or Not) if You Forget Your Menstrual Protection.   Most women and transgender men have their me...
YouTubers are Applying Their Makeup With What? Genius or Absurd?
14 Mar

YouTubers are Applying Their Makeup With What? Genius or Absurd?

YouTubers are Applying Their Makeup With What? Genius or Absurd?   Birth of Youtube and Beauty Gurus   In 2005, YouTube was born when a team of PayPal employees, Chad Hurley, Steve Chen and Jawed Karim, developed the site to share videos easily. It wasn’t long until a young blogger and makeup artist, named Michelle Phan, began posting makeup tutorials under the username “Ricebunny”. By 2010, th...

YouTubers are Applying Their Makeup With What? Genius or Absurd?   Birth of Youtube and Beauty Gurus   In 2005, YouTube wa...
Cloth Pads vs. Conventional Disposable Pads
06 Mar

Cloth Pads vs. Conventional Disposable Pads

Cloth Pads vs. Conventional Disposable Pads   Since the truth behind the process of making conventional disposable sanitary pads has come to light, and their negative impact on the environment, more and more women are considering switching from their tried and true disposable sanitary napkins and pads to reusable, and washable cloth pads. But before you fork over a couple hundred dollars on a n...

Cloth Pads vs. Conventional Disposable Pads   Since the truth behind the process of making conventional disposable sanitar...
The Surprising History of the Birth Control Pill
24 Feb

The Surprising History of the Birth Control Pill

The Surprising History of the Birth Control Pill   You might be surprised to learn that birth control isn't a new issue; women have been dealing with birth control methods for millennia. The birth control pill, however, is a relatively new invention.   Before the invention of the daily birth control pill women of the past dealt with their periods in surprising ways. In Ancient Mesopotamia, for ...

The Surprising History of the Birth Control Pill   You might be surprised to learn that birth control isn't a new issue; w...
Why Women Get Hot Flashes While on Their Period
22 Feb

Why Women Get Hot Flashes While on Their Period

Why Women Get Hot Flashes While on Their Period   Hot flashes are menopause symptoms marked by feelings of hotness, sweating and a reddening of the skin. All of which can leave a women feeling flustered. These symptoms last anywhere from a few minutes to just a mere seconds. Hot flashes, also known as hot flushes, are mainly due to the changing of hormonal levels in women during their reproduct...

Why Women Get Hot Flashes While on Their Period   Hot flashes are menopause symptoms marked by feelings of hotness, sweati...
Why Some Girls Get Their Period After 15 Years of Age
16 Feb

Why Some Girls Get Their Period After 15 Years of Age

Why Some Girls Get Their Period After 15 Years of Age   The teen years can be difficult — for both teens and parents. Physical changes during puberty can make adolescents feel awkward and unsure of themselves. For a girl, getting her first period is a physical milestone and a sign of becoming a woman. It also can be confusing and scary, particularly if she has certain problems like irregular pe...

Why Some Girls Get Their Period After 15 Years of Age   The teen years can be difficult — for both teens and parents. Phys...
Could Medical Marijuana Replace a Women’s Monthly Advil Desire?
10 Feb

Could Medical Marijuana Replace a Women’s Monthly Advil Desire?

Could Medical Marijuana Replace a Women’s Monthly Advil Desire?   Menstruation, or your period, occurs when the uterus sheds its lining once a month. In other words, your body releases tissue it no longer needs. Every month or so, the uterus lining gets thicker to prepare for a fertilized egg if the woman becomes pregnant. If the egg doesn’t get fertilized, that lining is released from the body...

Could Medical Marijuana Replace a Women’s Monthly Advil Desire?   Menstruation, or your period, occurs when the uterus she...
Homeless Women & Their Periods
09 Feb

Homeless Women & Their Periods

Homeless Women & Their Periods   Being a woman in today’s world is a full-time job. With everyone expecting you to be a superhero--have all the right answers, multitask with everything and never mess up any step of the way--when is there time for a break? Especially when the unwanted “mother nature” comes rolling around the corner with her little monthly gift. You not only have the pres...

Homeless Women & Their Periods   Being a woman in today’s world is a full-time job. With everyone expecting you to...
Pelvic Cysts
03 Feb

Pelvic Cysts

Pelvic Cysts There are different kinds of masses that can form in the female reproductive system; they include fibroids, cysts and polyps. All too often, these very different masses can be confused for one another. A cyst is very different from a polyp or a fibroid. So we'll demystify cysts for you because although fibroid and polyp growths are generally benign, cysts are often malignant and co...

Pelvic Cysts There are different kinds of masses that can form in the female reproductive system; they include fibroids, c...

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