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18 May

How Much Blood You Really Lose During Your Period

How Much Blood You Really Lose During Your Period We often joke that when we have our periods that it looks like there was a war in our pants. The amount of blood shed during a period can look like an awful lot. Especially if one factors in how many pads and tampons we go through over the course of our monthly menses. But have you wondered about how much you actually lose in blood each month? I...

How Much Blood You Really Lose During Your Period We often joke that when we have our periods that it looks like there was...

16 May

Do Your Periods Last a Week? You Could Have This Disease

Do Your Periods Last a Week? You Could Have This Disease Normally, a woman’s period lasts three to seven days but what if it lasts more than a week? This unusual occurrence can be a clue to a more serious condition called von Willebrand Disease. What is von Willebrand Disease? Von Willebrand Disease, or VWD, is a genetic bleeding disorder. It is caused by a missing or defective von Willebrand F...

Do Your Periods Last a Week? You Could Have This Disease Normally, a woman’s period lasts three to seven days but what if ...

05 May

Does Your Relationship Status Affect Your Period?

Does Your Relationship Status Affect Your Period? Menstrual cycles can vary greatly from woman to woman. For some women, their period comes on time like clockwork while for others their periods may come a few days earlier or later than expected. This randomness can be extremely frustrating for women, and it causes the ruin of many “good underwear”. It’s been well documented that many things can...

Does Your Relationship Status Affect Your Period? Menstrual cycles can vary greatly from woman to woman. For some women, t...

03 May

How Frida Kahlo’s Paintings Questioned Societal Roles

How Frida Kahlo’s Paintings Questioned Societal Roles In today’s popular culture it’s hard to miss the depictions of a stunning woman with prominent brows and her hair pinned up with flowers in her hair. But who is this woman who just by her fierce presence emits a sense of pride, strength and rebellion? She was the late Frida Kahlo (1907-1954), a Mexican painter who lived during an era which w...

How Frida Kahlo’s Paintings Questioned Societal Roles In today’s popular culture it’s hard to miss the depictions of a stu...

29 Apr

What Young Women Need to Know About TSS (Toxic Shock Syndrome)

What Young Women Need to Know About TSS (Toxic Shock Syndrome) Have your heard of Toxic Shock Syndrome or TSS? It seems like just 30 years ago everyone knew about the dangers of TSS — what the probable cause of it was and how to avoid getting it. The news filled the airwaves and our television tubes. Laws were passed that required leaflets to be included in menstrual products that had been link...

What Young Women Need to Know About TSS (Toxic Shock Syndrome) Have your heard of Toxic Shock Syndrome or TSS? It seems li...

25 Apr

Do Men Really Experience Male Periods?

You may or may not have joked that a guy was on his period when he behaved extremely irritable. Maybe you noticed that at certain times of the month he’s a little more sensitive than usual. But do guys really experience a period like females, minus the blood? As it turns out, males do in fact experience a “time of the month.” Just like women, men experience premenstrual syndrome (PMS) symptoms ...

You may or may not have joked that a guy was on his period when he behaved extremely irritable. Maybe you noticed that at ...

21 Apr

Best Exercises for Menstrual Cramps

Best Exercises for Menstrual Cramps When you’re on your period, the pain from menstrual cramps may make you want to lie in bed all day cowering in pain under your blankets. But recent studies show that doing so may actually make your cramps even worse. Doctors now recommend exercise to help ease your monthly menstrual cramps. This is because when you indulge in bed rest, couch potato-hood and a...

Best Exercises for Menstrual Cramps When you’re on your period, the pain from menstrual cramps may make you want to lie in...

18 Apr

Natural Breast Augmentation From Your Period?

Natural Breast Augmentation From Your Period? We have all seen it over and over in magazines and on television--this celebrity has artificially enhanced her breasts with a “boob job”. From Britney Spears to Kendall Jenner it seems like it’s inescapable for women to avoid the stigma of having plastic surgery. Newsflash, media, what a woman does to her body is her business and your opinion about ...

Natural Breast Augmentation From Your Period? We have all seen it over and over in magazines and on television--this celeb...

14 Apr

You Might be Able to Enjoy a Chocolate Bar Guilt-free: This Chocolate Bar May Relieve Menstrual Cram

You Might be Able to Enjoy a Chocolate Bar Guilt-free: This Chocolate Bar May Relieve Menstrual Cramps When it’s that time of the month, it’s not uncommon for many women to reach for a good ol’ chocolate bar as a guilty pleasure to enjoy before and during menstruation. With all the cramps, fatigue, bloating and…other symptoms… enjoying a chocolate bar or two can feel like it’s one of the few ...

You Might be Able to Enjoy a Chocolate Bar Guilt-free: This Chocolate Bar May Relieve Menstrual Cramps When it’s that ti...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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