An Open Letter To My Period On The Occasion Of Coming Early
by: Wendy Stokes
Dear My Period On The Occasion Of Coming Early, You’ve been arriving like clockwork for 15 years. I was never a woman that had a problem …
What Was Your First Period Like?
by: Wendy Stokes
If Tyra Banks can share with everyone on “The Tyra Show” when she got her first period—during 11th grade, at her dad’s house—so can The Frisky …
5 Things I’ve Learned About Tampons (In Relation To My Own Vagina) On The 20th Anniversary Of My Period
by: Wendy Stokes
This morning, as the dull ache of cramps woke me from my slumber, I realized something kind of momentous. I have had my period for exactly …
Period Sex: 6 Reasons You Should Definitely Get Down When Aunt Flow Comes To Town
by: Wendy Stokes
I like to tell myself that I don’t have many dating dealbreakers. I’m completely open to anyone, quirks and all. That’s always the case when meeting …
Feel Sexy, Even When Your Tampon Is Leaking
by: Wendy Stokes
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
by: Wendy Stokes
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
by: Wendy Stokes
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
by: Wendy Stokes
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?
by: Wendy Stokes
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
by: Wendy Stokes
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
by: Wendy Stokes
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)
by: The Frisky
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 …
