The Brief
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How to Properly Care for Your Dear Kate Period Undies
Love your Kates like they love you. With some simple TLC, your garments will have a long and happy life. That’s because they are 100% fabric and machine washable, designed to offer sustainable, powerful protection against leaks, stains and odors. We’ve got some recommendations for how to ensure your Dear Kate period undies work for […]
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Cervical Health Awareness: All About Early Screening & Detection
Nearly 13,000 women in the United States are diagnosed with cervical cancer each year, but there’s hope too. The survival rate for cervical cancer is 92% when caught in its earliest stage, with death rates steadily declining each year thanks to early detection.
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Period De-Coding: All About Period Blood Consistency
Periods change throughout our lives and even from month to month. Sometimes they’re heavier, sometimes they disappear altogether, sometimes they turn up at the most inconvenient time, or in a weird shade you’ve never seen before. Their consistency can change, too.
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5 Reasons Why You May Experience Weight Gain During Your Period
During the second half of your cycle, before you start bleeding, you can gain as much as ten pounds. There are a handful of medical and lifestyle reasons for this weight gain. Let’s go through them.
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Real Talk: Living With an Ovarian Cyst and Learning to Listen to My Body
It was about 2AM on a Thursday when I started to feel a throbbing in my lower abdomen. The sensation didn’t hurt, but as I was listening to my body, I knew something was wrong.
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All About Endometriosis: Stats & Facts from the Endo Foundation
It is important to remember there is no cure for endometriosis, and that everyone’s treatment plan looks different. Living with a chronic pain condition can be overwhelming, but please remember that you are not alone.
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What Exactly is a Low Sex Drive and What Can I Do if Mine is Low?
There’s no objective way to measure your sex drive, as everyone is different. Some people are happy to have sex once a month, while for others five times a week isn’t enough and people who identify as asexual would rather do anything else. It’s also normal to feel more turned-on in some phases of your […]
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Why Is Talking About Our Periods Uncomfortable? Let’s Change That.
Periods are one of those things where discussion is a gamble. Some people are completely grossed out by the subject matter and while guys make up most of that audience, even some women are afraid to go into detail on the topic; but, why?
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Everything You Need to Know About Period Acne and How to Treat it
Premenstrual symptoms are a delight, aren’t they? As if mood swings, breast pain, exhaustion and migraines weren’t enough, period acne (typically along the jaw or under the chin) can be another charming sign that your period’s about to arrive.
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Orgasms and Other *Interesting* Cramp Remedies
Cramps seem like an inescapable fate for many people who have periods every month. Over half of people who menstruate report some sort of cramping or pain while they are menstruating. No doubt you’ve been told to eat right, exercise, and drink lot of water to make them better (Are you rolling your eyes because […]
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Understanding Dysmenorrhoea (Menstrual Cramps)
We all have those ladies in our lives who just “don’t really get cramps” and we applaud them and their happy pelves. That said, for many of us having menstrual cramps, is a normal, albeit unpleasant, part of the period experience.
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9 Foods & Drinks You Should Probably Avoid on Your Period
For many of us, premenstrual cravings are just a part of life: our estrogen levels dip before a period and we’re suddenly way more interested in salty and sugary food – and have a lot less willpower to resist it. Of course, you’re free to indulge yourself. But if you’re fed up with feeling exhausted, […]
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Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Bladder Leaking
Bladder leakage, also know as urinary incontinence, is not just a condition for new moms or those in their older years. Bladder leaking is an extremely common condition which occurs for a variety of reasons. The condition happens when your muscles become too weak to constrict the urethra and support your bladder.
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How To Give Yourself a Monthly At-Home Breast Self-Exam
With an estimated 252,710 new cases of invasive breast cancer expected to be diagnosed in 2017, it has never been more important to be sure you are checking your mammaries every single month. According to Johns Hopkins, “Forty percent of diagnosed breast cancers are detected by women who feel a lump, so establishing a regular breast self-exam is very important.” Giving yourself a little feelski is serious business, so be sure to make it count because it could just save your life.
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Here’s Why You’re So Tired On and Before Your Period
Periods are a pretty under-researched phenomenon, so not all of the exhaustion we feel around that time of the month is fully understood. But there are a few factors that seem to make matters worse. Here are some of the most common – and what to do about them:
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What’s the Deal with Vaginal Dryness During Your Period?
It might seem like vaginal dryness is the last problem you should be having during your period, especially if menopause is still two or three decades away. But it can happen at any age (research suggests 17% of people aged 18-50 experience it), and menstruation is a common cause. That’s especially true if you have […]
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Dos and Donts For Handling Your Ingrown Hairs
Embarrassing, irritating, and occasionally even painful. No, not your office holiday party, we’re talking about ingrown hairs. If there’s one place you really don’t want them, it’s your bikini line. But if you’ve ever waxed, shaved, or plucked the hair down there, you’ll know that avoiding them can feel impossible. The good news is, with […]
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BUSTED: 5 Period Myths That Are Somehow Still A Thing
Menstruation happens. Period. For many people it’s a regular occurrence that necessitates tons of femme care products, hot water bottles, and other forms of TLC. It can be a tough time, made tougher by the many myths surrounding periods that people can’t stop talking about. We’re not sure how these falsities persist, but we’re out […]
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