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Ruby Love: The Future of Leak-Proof Period Apparel

What If Menstrual Hygiene Products Were Designed by People Who Actually Get Periods?

How to Pack a Period Emergency Kit for Her First Trip Away From Home

22 Aug

Does Wearing a Tampon Hurt the First Time?

One of the most common questions girls have about tampons is whether or not wearing a tampon will hurt. While you shouldn't be able to feel a tampon at all when it's fully inserted, putting a tampon in can be uncomfortable. Even Kotex, one of the top-selling tampon brands, admits that using a tampon can hurt the first time, but adds “it shouldn't be bad.” So can using a tampon hurt? Kotex als...

One of the most common questions girls have about tampons is whether or not wearing a tampon will hurt. While you shouldn'...

15 Aug

What My Mother Told Me About My Body

Scientists discovered some time ago that infants don't recognize the boundaries of their body. That is, they don't know that their arms and legs are under their control, or that their being is confined to their body, and doesn't extend to their crib, the floor, or their parents. Only gradually do we as humans begin to realize that we have a body, and over the next several years we learn more an...

Scientists discovered some time ago that infants don't recognize the boundaries of their body. That is, they don't know th...

13 Aug

Free Sanitary Pads – It's Not A Dream, It's Now.

Today, many women are able to enjoy their lives without any significant disruption from their menstrual cycle, but not everyone is so fortunate. For girls here and around the world who don't have access to feminine hygiene products, that time of the month can mean serious discomfort, embarrassment, or even missing school or work. Throughout the world there are several charities that work to p...

Today, many women are able to enjoy their lives without any significant disruption from their menstrual cycle, but not eve...

10 Aug

What Do I Need For My First Period?

Tips for dealing with the great unknown: When will my first period happen? A lot of worry could be avoided if girls got a little note card in the mail a few weeks before their first period announcing the time and date of menarche. Unfortunately, Mother Nature isn't always so considerate. While every girl wants to know when her first period will happen so she can prepare, there's no way to kno...

Tips for dealing with the great unknown: When will my first period happen? A lot of worry could be avoided if girls got ...

05 Aug

Playing Through the Game: How to Handle Your Period as an Athlete

It's no secret that a female athlete's performance can be hampered by her period. Although regular exercise – including exercising during your menstrual cycle – can help alleviate cramps and other symptoms of menstruation, that time of the month can still wreak havoc on your body. Nearly a third of female athletes report that having their period significantly affects their performance. So what ...

It's no secret that a female athlete's performance can be hampered by her period. Although regular exercise – including ex...

30 Jul

Periods and Pooping

If you've ever wanted to know what's normal when it comes to pooping on your period, you've come to the right place. It's something we all wonder about and all go through, but never talk about. Even as the mystique around periods fades and discussions about tampons take place in state legislation buildings, the topic of, well, pooping on one's period is still very hush-hush. But it's someth...

If you've ever wanted to know what's normal when it comes to pooping on your period, you've come to the right place. It'...

26 Jul

Can a Tampon Get Lost Inside My Vagina?

Each woman seems to have her own strong preference for tampons or pads. If you're trying to decide which is best for you, take a moment to consider the pros and cons of the tampon. Good: Tampons were initially invented during the days of the menstrual belt – an uncomfortable, highly unfashionable device that held pads in place before adhesive backing became commonplace. Under those circumstan...

Each woman seems to have her own strong preference for tampons or pads. If you're trying to decide which is best for you, ...

23 Jul

What is Menstrual Extraction?

Menstrual extraction is exactly what it sounds like: a method for removing menstrual blood from the uterus. The process works via a small vacuum and a thin, flexible tube. It's effective, safe, and yet most women in the US and UK have never heard of it. Why not? We'll get to that in a bit. First let me give you brief history to explain how we got to this point. Menstrual extraction (ME) came to...

Menstrual extraction is exactly what it sounds like: a method for removing menstrual blood from the uterus. The process wo...

21 Jul

Can I Wear a Tampon if I'm a Virgin?

Will Wearing A Tampon Take Away My Virginity? One common question we get regarding tampons and teens is whether or not someone will still be a virgin if she uses a tampon. The short answer is “yes,” but it raises several questions about how tampons (and virginity) work. What's Virginity? Virginity (the state of being a virgin) can actually refer to different things, based on one's culture and...

Will Wearing A Tampon Take Away My Virginity? One common question we get regarding tampons and teens is whether or not som...

18 Jul

Period Panties: The Next Political Issue

Throughout history, menstruation has been something of a taboo topic. So it's quite surprising to see it become an openly debated political issue. Today, periods and feminine hygiene are being discussed in government legislation buildings – something that would never have happened fifty years ago. In fact, fifty years ago, menstruation wouldn't have been mentioned anywhere in polite company. ...

Throughout history, menstruation has been something of a taboo topic. So it's quite surprising to see it become an openly ...

15 Jul

Is Period Swimwear Better than Adult Swim Diapers?

For women who can't or choose not to wear tampons, visiting the pool or beach can become a tricky situation. That's why we at Ruby Love created a line of period swimwear – to help simplify things for women who wear pads. But our customers often have questions about pads and swimwear, including questions about how our bathing suits compare to alternatives methods of period control in the water. ...

For women who can't or choose not to wear tampons, visiting the pool or beach can become a tricky situation. That's why we...

15 Jul

How Often Should I Change My Pad?

Everyone knows that although a fact a life, and something women should be proud of, your period can be downright dirty. It brings unpleasant things such as cramps, headaches, and overall discomfort. The need for good menstrual hygiene is the most important thing when taking care of yourself during your period. Changing your pad comes FIRST. How often you change your pad will vary cycle to cyc...

Everyone knows that although a fact a life, and something women should be proud of, your period can be downright dirty. It...

11 Jul

Is Having a Period a Luxury?

What the Luxury Tax Is Really All About Some women see having a period as a blessing (often disguised as a curse), or as something that facilitates a closer connection to the cosmos. But even this optimistic view can't extend to seeing periods as luxuries. So when the discussion about a luxury tax on feminine hygiene came into focus a few months ago, many women had something to say about it. ...

What the Luxury Tax Is Really All About Some women see having a period as a blessing (often disguised as a curse), or as ...

11 Jul

Hоw tо Clean Period Blood Stains frоm a Mattress

Blood stains аrе tough things tо gеt rid off, еѕресiаllу оff a large object ѕuсh аѕ a mattress, whiсh саn't bе accessed frоm bоth ѕidеѕ fоr a good scrub. However, ѕuсh a stain iѕ removable in mаnу instances, оr аt lеаѕt саn bе minimized, еѕресiаllу with fast action. Method 1: Blotting Bеfоrе Stain Removal 1. Blot thе stained area with a clean cloth. Thе cloth muѕt bе dampened with cold wa...

Blood stains аrе tough things tо gеt rid off, еѕресiаllу оff a large object ѕuсh аѕ a mattress, whiсh саn't bе accessed fr...

08 Jul

What is Altered Menstruation?

Whаt саuѕеѕ irregular periods? Most women with a regular cycle hаvе bеtwееn 11 аnd 13 menstrual periods еасh year. However, women’s bodies аrе forever changing. Frоm timе tо time, еvеrу woman suspects thаt hеr menstrual cycle iѕ abnormal fоr оnе rеаѕоn оr another. It’s important tо remember thаt еасh woman’s cycle iѕ different, ѕо уоur “normal cycle” mау nоt bе thе ѕаmе аѕ уоur bеѕt friend’s “n...

Whаt саuѕеѕ irregular periods? Most women with a regular cycle hаvе bеtwееn 11 аnd 13 menstrual periods еасh year. However...

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