Periods & vaginal health
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Periods & vaginal health
Period pain? Birth control can help!
Hormonal birth control is one of the best ways to manage painful periods.
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Periods & vaginal health
Beyond the medicine cabinet: Natural remedies for period pain
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Is it true that using tampons can make you lose your virginity?
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Can birth control help with endometriosis?
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Periods & vaginal health
A quick guide to skipping periods with birth control
If you use the pill or the ring, you don't need magic powers to control your menstrual cycle.
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Periods & vaginal health
Menstruating women ruin everything: 7 historical myths about periods
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Periods & vaginal health
How birth control saved my period
I got 99 problems but severe period pain ain’t one.
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Periods & vaginal health
Happy, healthy vaginas: What’s safe to use down there?
A handy guide on how the things we put in our vaginas impact our bodies and the environment.
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Periods & vaginal health
What you need to know about UTIs
Do not, we repeat, do not wait until you have a urinary tract infection to learn about them.
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Periods & vaginal health
Code Red: How to deal with period leaks and spotting
Tips for avoiding period leaks, managing spotting, and removing blood-based stains.
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Periods & vaginal health
The 3-Month Itch: My battle with a recurring yeast infection
Yeast infections are super common. Here’s what you should know about preventing and treating one.
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Does an abnormal Pap smear mean that I have cervical cancer?
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