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What To Know About Lochia, The Bloody Discharge After Childbirth
Erika W. Smith
Apr 16, 2019
Wellness
Bebe Rexha: “I’m Bipolar & I’m Not Ashamed Anymore”
Erika W. Smith
Apr 15, 2019
Menstruation
Colton Underwood Just Compared Period Underwear To Pooping Your Pants
Erika W. Smith
Apr 3, 2019
Parenthood
You Can Keep Having Sex Throughout Pregnancy (If You Want To)
If you’re pregnant, you might see your libido nosedive — or skyrocket — or not change at all. And this could vary depending on which trimester of pre
by
Erika W. Smith
Beauty
What It's Really Like Getting Breast Implants After A Double Mast...
When Joanna De Fina was 27, she tested positive for the BRCA1 gene mutation related to an increased risk of breast cancer. Three years later, she decided t
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Joanna De Fina
Fitness
How This Former Athlete Became A Champion For Gender Equality
Esther Wallace started out carrying a sketch pad to scribble fashion designs, but at age 15 she swapped it out for a basketball and fell in love with the s
by
Mary Paige Nesfeder
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News
A Wave Of New Bills Would Ban Abortion Before Most Women Even Kno...
While President Donald Trump is banking on the power of inflammatory anti-abortion rhethoric to help him win the White House again, conservative lawmakers
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Andrea González-R...
Sex
If Your Cervix Feels Bruised, This Might Be What’s Really Happening
Over the past few years, many articles have been written about bruised cervixes. “SEX-CRUCIATING: The horrifying sex injury that can happen to women duri
by
Erika W. Smith
Health News
The First FDA-Approved Drug For Postpartum Depression Is Here — B...
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the first drug to treat postpartum depression. According to the New York Times, on Tuesday, the FDA app
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Erika W. Smith
Wellness
Queer Eye’s Antoni Says He’s Struggled With Addiction
Queer Eye is back with its third season, and — along with transforming the lives of their subjects and making us cry — the Fab Five are sharing some ne
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Erika W. Smith
Movies
Five Feet Apart: All The Controversies, Explained
Five Feet Apart is being marketed as a tragic love story about two teens with cystic fibrosis who fall for each other. Starring Haley Lu Richardson as Stel
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Erika W. Smith
Body
What To Do When Your Nipples Won’t Stop Itching
Nipples are a pretty amazing part of the body. They can be so sensitive that playing with them can lead to a “nipplegasm.” They can be teased with diff
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Erika W. Smith
Health Care
Why People With Endometriosis Are Photographing Their Scars
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Erika W. Smith
Sex
The Best Kegel Balls On The Internet
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Erika W. Smith
Wellness
We Asked 3,670 Women About Their Vaginas – Here's What They Told Us
International Women's Day is an annual chance to celebrate how far women have come in the fight for gender equality, and to take stock of the lengths
by
Natalie Gil
Sex
7 Tips For Incredible Spring Break Sex
by
Erika W. Smith
Vagina
If Your Vagina Smells After Sex, This Could Be Why
If you have a vagina (and even if you don’t), you probably know that every vagina has a natural scent, which is totally normal and healthy — and many p
by
Erika W. Smith
Health News
A Patient In London May Have Been Cured Of HIV
Scientists believe that an anonymous patient in London may have been “cured” of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), after a stem-cell trans
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Cory Stieg
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Mind
The Effects Of Child Sexual Abuse Can Last Long Into Adulthood
Content Warning: This piece discusses child sexual abuse. In the new HBO documentary Leaving Neverland, two men — Wade Robson and James Safechuck — des
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Erika W. Smith
Mind
Why Child Sexual Abuse Survivors May Defend Their Abusers
In one of the most harrowing scenes of Leaving Neverland — a documentary that explores Wade Robson's and James Safechuck's accusations of child
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Erika W. Smith
Politics
Pramila Jayapal Just Introduced The Most Ambitious Medicare-For-A...
Rep. Pramila Jayapal, a Democrat from Washington and the co-chair of the Progressive Caucus, unveiled Wednesday the most ambitious Medicare-for-All legisla
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Andrea González-R...
Sex
What To Do If You Can’t Pee After Sex
If you have a vagina, you’ve probably heard that you should pee after sex to avoid a urinary tract infection (and that goes for masturbation, too) — bu
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Erika W. Smith
Sex
Is Coconut Oil Safe To Use As Lube? We Asked The Experts
Sometimes it seems like coconut oil can be used for just about everything: as a makeup remover, a face mask, a hair treatment, to soothe eczema, and to coo
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Erika W. Smith
Wellness
I Got Pregnant With My "Miracle Baby" — & Almost Died
Many young girls dream about their wedding day — they think about their dress and their partner. They imagine the venue where they’ll dance and the smi
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Jaime Zeluck Hindlin
Wellness
What Lasik Eye Surgery Looks Like Up Close
33-year-old nurse Emily Colorado has been wearing glasses since she was in junior high school, but after working in the ER with 12+ hour shifts, she decide
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Gianna Doxey
Health Trends
Freezing Your Eggs Is Complicated, Expensive, And Might Not End W...
Kate Durkin froze her eggs for the same reasons so many women freeze their eggs: she found herself single and about to turn 35. Her friends were having kid
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Elizabeth Holmes
Wellness
Why I'm Still Fighting For Abortion Rights, Four Decades After My...
It was the 1970s, and I was 21-years-old. My partner wanted the baby, but it was a very clear and unambiguous decision to me. I went alone to Planned Paren
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Jennifer Fox
Work & Money
Want To Make More Money? 5 Jobs That Pay $200k
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Ludmila Leiva
Clean Slate
These New Wellness Products Will Be Everything In 2019
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Mary Paige Nesfeder
Clean Slate
5 Healthy Breakfast Recipes That Also Happen To Taste Good
by
Dr. Drew Ramsey
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