Feel Sexy, Even When Your Tampon Is Leaking
So, yesterday, I ruined what I estimate to be my 57th pair of panties and stained a perfectly good pair of pajama bottoms when my tampon …
You Can Help This Actress Make A Movie About What Periods Are Really Like
Actress and filmmaker Kristine Gerolaga is sick of the way periods are portrayed in the media, so she set out to make a film of her …
Thanks To The Lammily Doll, Now Little Girls Can Throw Period Parties
When I see a confident little girl, it always bums me out to realize that she’s got only a few years before her hormones hijack her …
Nepalese Girls Photograph The Menstrual Taboos That Hold Them Back Every Month
Look, half the population gets a period once a month for much of their life, so it’s about time the world as a whole stops stigmatizing …
This Easter, What Can We Learn From Fertility Rituals?
If I have to admit it, my interest in fertility rites was probably piqued by watching the god-awful Nicolas Cage remake of “The Wicker Man” on …
10 Completely Outrageous Facts About Menstruation
When I got my period for the first time, I cried. Hard. Just a few months before, while waiting to board to the bus to head to …
Mind Of Man: What Men Think About Menstruation
When I was a little kid, my teenage sister explained to me that she had become a woman. This meant that for one week out of …
Don’t Panic! 7 Reasons Your Period Might Be Late (Besides Pregnancy)
How late can a period be? For the last week or so, I’ve been somewhat convinced that I’m pregnant. For the most part, this belief was …
