Menstruation
Seedling: The Trendy Approach to Regulating Women’s Menstrual Cycles
When it comes to regulating a woman’s menstruation cycle, there are many variables at play. What does your diet look like? Are you exercising regularly? How often do you take…
Sex + Intimacy
Can Acupuncture Help You Have Better Sex?
Understanding the oft-elusive libido is a unique and complicated challenge in and of itself, but for those trying everything under the sun to get their sex drive back, it can…
Body + Body Image
How to talk to your partner about urinary incontinence
Suffering from incontinence is made worse by society’s taboo surrounding bodily fluids. The shame and silence accompanying this condition make it a challenging and uncomfortable topic to discuss with anyone,…
Birth Control + Abortion
Birth Control and Depression: The Pill and its Reported Effects on Mental Health
The birth control pill comes with a slew of benefits, including better skin, reduced rates of ovarian cancer, and decreased possibility of pregnancy—which remains its primary purpose. In 1960 the…
Fertility
Everything You’ve Ever Wondered About Egg Donation, Explained
There are a number of reasons a woman may want to consider donating her eggs, whether she wants to help those in need who are trying to start their own…
Pregnancy + Birth
What Really Happens to Your Vagina After Childbirth
When I was eight months pregnant, a friend told me: “Don’t worry, it all goes back to normal down there in about a month.” I didn’t really know what she…
Pregnancy Loss
Getting Pregnant After a Miscarriage: What to Know
Miscarriages are a devastating and all-too-common occurrence for pregnant women. In fact, as many as 50 percent of all pregnancies end in miscarriage. For a woman who is trying to…
Menopause
Natural Remedies for Night Sweats
One of the most bemoaned symptoms of menopause are the infamous night sweats. With your hormones already changing, it’s unlikely you want to add a hormonal treatment to the mix,…
