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11 Sep

Living Well Tips With a Sensitive Bladder

Tired of always needing to use the bathroom? If you’re someone with a sensitive bladder, you might feel alone and even embarrassed. Continually having to excuse yourself to go to the restroom might be a pain, but here’s some advice. Don’t be embarrassed! 40% of women living in the United States experience symptoms due to a sensitive bladder, so you’re not alone. While it might feel great to k...

Tired of always needing to use the bathroom? If you’re someone with a sensitive bladder, you might feel alone and even emb...

06 Sep

How Your Period Affects Your Chronic Illness

Are you feeling under the weather? If you are, did you know that this could be linked to your period? Our hormones play a significant role in controlling our lives. From estrogen to progesterone to even testosterone, they all fluctuate, and when they do, it causes our body to change and adapt to those changes. While this seems normal on a day to day basis, what if we told you that your menstr...

Are you feeling under the weather? If you are, did you know that this could be linked to your period? Our hormones play a ...

30 Aug

Everything You Need to Know About Norethisterone the Pill That Delays Your Period

We can all agree; your period makes being a woman super complicated sometimes. From the bleeding to the cramping to the mood swings – when good old Aunt Flo rears her head, sometimes it is at inopportune moments. Have you ever wanted to push back that period, may reschedule it to a time that better suits you? Enter Noresthisterone, a new pill that delays your period, allowing you to stop that...

We can all agree; your period makes being a woman super complicated sometimes. From the bleeding to the cramping to the mo...

28 Aug

7 Things You Can Do to Prevent Incontinence

Urinary incontinence – something many women go through, but no one wants to talk about, are we right? Well, silence breeds no results, so we’ve rounded up some of the best things you can do to fight back against incontinence and prevent leakage where and when you can. Don’t Smoke Among the other health reasons for quitting tobacco, reducing the strain coughing places on your pelvic muscles ...

Urinary incontinence – something many women go through, but no one wants to talk about, are we right? Well, silence breeds...

02 Aug

What Causes Two Periods in One Month?

It’s that time of the month… again? If you use a period tracker, you might be able to pinpoint the exact time that your period should come. This sounds normal, so why do you have your period again just a few days later? While women can usually expect to receive one period a month, certain circumstances can cause you to have it twice. And no period tracker can predict this. Are you wondering w...

It’s that time of the month… again? If you use a period tracker, you might be able to pinpoint the exact time that your pe...

26 Jul

Periods After Pregnancy: What to Expect

“What to expect when you’re expecting.” You’ll find tons of books and articles on this topic to help mothers prepare for pregnancy, but what about after pregnancy? It’s almost as if you’re left hanging after you give birth, but we’ve got you covered! Something that tons of new mothers want to know after pregnancy is what to expect from their period and luckily for you, we have the answer! Whe...

“What to expect when you’re expecting.” You’ll find tons of books and articles on this topic to help mothers prepare for p...

17 Jul

What Causes Early Menopause?

Are you feeling fatigued? In the middle of your sleep, do you get night sweats? Have you been experiencing hot flashes or insomnia? If you have, there's a chance you’re going through menopause. For those of you who are between the ages of 45 and 55, you’re right on time to start the process, but for those of you under 40, you’re probably experiencing early menopause. While uncommon, it definit...

Are you feeling fatigued? In the middle of your sleep, do you get night sweats? Have you been experiencing hot flashes or...

10 Jul

Everything You Need to Know About Going Off the Pill and How It Affects Your Period

When did you go on the pill? Were you a teen who was sexually active or did you use it to help clear up acne? Did you wait until you were older and made the decision that you weren’t ready to have children? It’s possible that you might’ve started birth control a short while ago. While everyone understands the purpose of birth control, we’re sure there are millions of women out there who don’t...

When did you go on the pill? Were you a teen who was sexually active or did you use it to help clear up acne? Did you wait...

26 Jun

What Causes Irregular Periods?

Is your time of the month coming? If you use a period tracker, you probably know the exact day that your period is coming, right? Hopefully! Although we hope our period comes each month like clockwork, there’s a chance that it won’t. Irregular periods are more common than you think and there are tons of different reasons why this could happen. If you’re tired of your period popping up on you,...

Is your time of the month coming? If you use a period tracker, you probably know the exact day that your period is coming,...

19 Jun

5 Effective Tools to Make Your Period Easier to Deal With

It’s that time of the month, isn’t it? Every 28 days, your period rolls around trying to slow you down and make your life more difficult than it has to be. What if we told you that it didn’t have to be difficult? Millions and millions of women are handling their periods with the bare minimum, but there’s a long list of items and tools that can help make your period easier. If you’re ready to br...

It’s that time of the month, isn’t it? Every 28 days, your period rolls around trying to slow you down and make your life ...

10 May

What Is Abnormal Uterine Bleeding?

You’ve got your period, again? That doesn’t seem right. You check your period tracker and find out that you’re not due to get your period for at least another week. Your heartbeat begins to pick up and sweat starts forming on your forehead as your mind travels to the worst. Why do you have your period? What does it mean? How do you stop it and what should you do? All these thoughts are probab...

You’ve got your period, again? That doesn’t seem right. You check your period tracker and find out that you’re not due to ...

03 May

Taboo Words to Teach Your Daughter to Say With Confidence

Time of the month. Private parts. While these two phrases seem normal enough, they are used to cover up “taboo” words or phrases that most people wouldn’t dream of saying in a social setting. Although these phrases are used to cover up words that might make others cringe in a conversation, they, in turn, have an effect on young girls who are now afraid to say them. When others make you feel as ...

Time of the month. Private parts. While these two phrases seem normal enough, they are used to cover up “taboo” words or p...

26 Apr

Why Do You Get Food Cravings During Your Period?

“I scream, you scream. We all scream for ice cream!” While this might’ve been a popular chant when you were a child, you might find that this holds true while you’re on your period! You might not have noticed the first few times, but after four periods and the constant need for sugar, you probably realized that you crave particular foods while on your period. This is because food cravings are a...

“I scream, you scream. We all scream for ice cream!” While this might’ve been a popular chant when you were a child, you m...

19 Apr

Is Spotting While Breastfeeding Normal?

If you’re a new mother, you’ve probably been introduced to the joys of breastfeeding. What started out as painful and uncomfortable soon feels normal. While you’re dealing with breastfeeding, you might also begin to wonder about your period. When will it come back? Will it be the same? Your period will most certainly come back postpartum, but before your menstrual cycle completely gears up, y...

If you’re a new mother, you’ve probably been introduced to the joys of breastfeeding. What started out as painful and unco...

12 Apr

How Old Should You Be to Wear a Tampon?

Where were you when you got your first period? Did you realize it when you woke up one morning? Were you sitting in your 7th grade history class? Regardless of where you were, you probably felt a little overwhelmed. When it came to the feminine hygiene products, you were probably only presented with a pad, but why not a tampon? Even in 2018, tampons are seen as a bit taboo for some. Many parent...

Where were you when you got your first period? Did you realize it when you woke up one morning? Were you sitting in your 7...

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