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Soy Sauce, Sports Bras & B12: Real Women Share Their Secrets To Managing Harsh ...
Eliza Dumais
May 21, 2020
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My Periods Are Long, Inhibitive, & Painful. Here’s How I Finally Learned To Take...
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Elizabeth Gulino
Oct 18, 2023
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Period-Proof Activewear That’ll Have You Moving & Grooving, Without ...
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True Story: I’m 35 & Finally (Maybe) Trading Single-Use Pad...
It’s true: I’m a few weeks shy of my 35th birthday and still use single-use menstrual pads. I don’t know if it was the trauma of that fir
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Charlotte Lewis
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Alleviate Your Period Pain With These Surprisingly Sexy Solutions
If you’re like me (or the large percent of people who suffer from menstrual pain), the week your period arrives is pretty damn miserable. Every wakin
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Charlotte Lewis
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Period Stigma Isn’t Just Frustrating — It’s Dangerous
When Refinery29 writes about periods, we typically use images that depict periods or period products alongside the article. They might be illustrated or co
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Mirel Zaman
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Plus-Size Fashion
Thinx Relaunches New & Improved Plus-Size Period Underwear
Underwear preferences are personal. But, regardless of whether you fancy yourself a cotton underwear connoisseur or a devout member of the very comfortable
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Chichi Offor
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Sex
What 10 Women Really Think About Period Sex
One of the most powerful moments in the HBO dramedy, I May Destroy You, is when Arabella and her Italian lover, Biagio, have period sex. And not a Hollywoo
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Carli Whitwell
Wellness
I Tried The Honey Pot Menstrual Cup For The First Time, And Now I...
Out of all the to-dos on my self-care list, menstrual cups loomed with the most intrigue. What’s more empowering than harboring a blood-filled chalice in
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Mary Frances Knapp
Health Trends
Menstrual Cycle Syncing Could Take Your Health To The Next Level
I admit to sometimes blaming things on my period that very well may have nothing to do with my period. You know — Ugh, I feel bloated. Must be PMS. But l
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Elizabeth Gulino
Work & Money
The Problem With Using Your Sick Days For Period Cramps
When Taylor Roberson, 26, was hospitalized for endometrial surgery three years ago, she was out of work for two weeks. At the time, she was a key-holder at
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Ludmila Leiva
Body
It’s Totally Normal To Get Hot Flashes Before Your Period
If you’re under “a certain age” and have ever gotten a hot flash, you know two things. First, you’ve discovered that when they hit,
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Sarah Jacoby
Health Trends
Here’s How Wellness Bloggers Are Rebranding Periods
At first scroll, Los Angeles-based blogger Lee Tilghman’s feed, aka @leefromamerica, has all the makings of a millennial wellness influencer. YouR
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Cory Stieg
Wellness
Why Are There So Many Silly Names For Your Period?
In 2016, the International Women’s Health Coalition released a report finding that women around the world use more than 5,000 euphemisms for their pe
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Kasandra Brabaw
Body
No, Your Period Doesn’t Make You Less Competent
A favorite tactic of sexists looking to discredit people with vaginas is to tell them that whatever they’re thinking or feeling is merely a result of
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Suzannah Weiss
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