Catch up on the latest health legislation, honest discussions about our bodies, and “I Have” essays from women’s personal experiences. Whether mental or physical The Frisky discusses each disease, concern, or condition to encourage open conversation.
“You’re buying a house! Oh, how lovely!” –Actually, buying real estate isn’t that nice and lovely at all if you’re not well-prepared for everything that may come your way. After all, figures speak volumes. Over half of home buyers become ill during the stressful period. 46% admit their personal relationships are suffering, and 48% experience […]
I’ve never liked cats. I know this is an unpopular point of view, but the heart wants what the heart wants. And this heart wants everything of the feline persuasion to stay away from her. It’s the allergies, but also, I just don’t like the way they look at me. Should you want to join […]
Every woman once in a while had this problem. Her period was late and it didn’t meant that she was pregnant. It’s not a pleasant feeling, a lot of scenarios run through your mind. Are you pregnant? If not, are you sick? What is going on with your body? A normal reaction is to panic. […]
Wouldn’t you like to know them? Well, who wouldn’t like to know the secret to forever looking young, and be fully energized, about to take over the world? They always seem to spring back right into action whatever happened to them. A sports injury? Before you know it, they’re back on field, while it would’ve […]
Behold, the best thing maybe ever on the internet! Crossfitter Khan Porter re-posted a video of himself doing a choreographed snatch to Beyoncé’s “Single Ladies” after seeing Channing Tatum dress in drag to perform “Run the World” on Lip Sync Battle. It went viral, so he used the opportunity to talk about masculinity, too: “I […]
Every woman goes through this sooner or later. The first, and the most important thing, is to not panic. However, that is much easier said than done. Nicole Jardim explains what to do if your period is late. If you know for sure that you aren’t pregnant, you need to look back at that month […]
“The Butterfly Effect” is a sci-fi thriller starring Ashton Kutcher, yes. But it’s also the phrase used to describe the relief one feels when she knows her underwear are protected from skid marks. As advertised in a recent issue of Martha Stewart Living, Butterfly body liners (or poopliners, as I prefer to call them) are […]
Greetings from zombie-land. That’s where I’m currently residing as I go through antidepressant withdrawal. It’s a horribly dizzying place, filled with bouts of insomnia, nausea and an episode of neverending flu. It’s not a place I recommend visiting, and yet, I’ve found myself here because I decided to get off of Paxil, the anti-anxiety drug […]
The moment that changed my life was actually pretty anticlimactic. I took a pregnancy test. Waited the prescribed amount of time. Looked at the result. Threw the test away without really looking at it. I knew I wasn’t pregnant. I had gotten the Mirena IUD over the summer –- the single most effective form of […]
