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Let’s be real—period pain is the worst. One minute you’re fine, and the next, your uterus is staging a full-blown rebellion. While popping a painkiller is an option, sometimes you want a more natural way to ease the cramps. The good news? There are plenty of at-home remedies that can help! Here are some of…
February is National Self Check Month. This month is to raise awareness for self-checking for early detection of potential health issues. Self-Checking is especially important for women, as many health problems can lie dormant or undetected in a woman’s body, and early detection can save lives. In honor of National Self-Check Month, here’s our comprehensive…
January is Cervical Cancer Awareness Month, and while it’s not a topic we often discuss, it’s more common than you might think. According to the American Association for Cancer Research, more than 13,000 women are diagnosed with cervical cancer each year—and sadly, over 4,000 lose their lives to this disease. This isn’t meant to scare…
Every January, we come together for Human Trafficking Prevention Month—a time to raise awareness about one of the most pressing human rights issues of our time. Human trafficking isn’t something that only happens in far-off places. In the United States, approximately 71% of trafficking victims are women and girls. For January, we’re highlighting Human Trafficking…
When considering different forms of birth control on your reproductive health journey, it’s important to be informed and aware of possible side effects. Can birth control affect your mental health? With recent studies showing a connection between mental health and hormonal birth control, many women are using birth control options that do not have hormones,…
Once upon a time, women were led to believe that just by kissing a boy, they could get pregnant. Thankfully, modern times have allowed women to become more informed of the different ways in which pregnancy is possible thereby disputing this age-old warning. (Although, humorously, this tactic is still used to keep young girls from…
Human papillomavirus (HPV) is a topic that might not always come up in everyday conversation, but it’s important for every woman to understand. Human papillomavirus is the most prevalent sexually transmitted infection (STI) in the United States. It’s estimated that around 80% of sexually active women will contract at least one strain of human papillomavirus…
Nothing is more frustrating than coming out of your OB-GYN appointment with more questions than when you came in. It’s the unfortunate truth that feeling unheard and unseen by your doctor is becoming more and more normal. Shockingly, studies reveal that 1/5 women feel that a healthcare provider ignored or dismissed their symptoms, and 17%…
It’s 2024, and women are still being pressured or judged for choosing not to have sex. And by a dating app that claims to empower women? Which fraternity brother wrote this ad campaign, and where were the women on the Bumble marketing team to fix this before it was marketed across the U.S.? Bumble’s celibacy…
Should I get tested for STDs/STIs? If you are sexually active, getting tested for sexually transmitted diseases is essential for your health. Each year, the United States reports more than 20 million cases of STIs/STDs, with a disproportionate impact on women. From chlamydia to gonorrhea and syphilis to HIV/AIDS, these infections pose serious risks to…
