Most of us have experienced the complications of the occasional overly heavy flow day. You know...
8 Causes of Heavy Periods
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The Menstrual Cycle Part 4: The Luteal Phase
The Luteal Phase The luteal phase begins after ovulation and ends the day that your period starts....
The Menstrual Cycle Part 3: The Ovulatory Phase
The Ovulatory Phase The first thing that comes to mind about ovulation is that you better get busy...
The Menstrual Cycle Part 2: The Follicular Phase
The Follicular Phase The follicular phase is often overlooked in high school sex-ed classes....
The Menstrual Cycle Part 1: The Menstrual Phase
Most of us were taught that when you reach a certain age, you bleed once a month. We learned to...
Do you have low progesterone?
Recently, we talked a lot about estrogen - both low levels and when it's in excess - and how it...
8 facts about the pill you didn’t know
Most of us have been on hormonal birth control (aka the pill and hormonal IUD) at some point - in...
Why I quit tampons and what I’m using instead (game-changer)
I have a confession - I hate tampons. They leak, the strings get gross, they have to be changed...
Non-hormonal birth control methods
Getting off birth control can be a scary thing, especially if you’re trying to avoid pregnancy....
How I avoid getting pregnant without taking the pill
Scared to come off birth control because you don’t want to get pregnant? Don’t worry, you aren’t...
Is the copper IUD a safe birth control option?
Due to all side effects I dealt with after over 12 years on the pill, I decided to switch over to...
What I would do if I were to get off birth control again
I was on the pill for over 12 years. During that time, I used two different formulas of the pill...
5 Secrets Your Doctor Didn’t Tell You About the Pill
I took the pill for over 12 years. It was something recommended to me by my doctor in my late...
How many days per month are you actually fertile?
There are a lot of myths about our menstrual cycles and when we can get pregnant. It can be really...