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Shark Week Burning Questions: Is Swimming During Your Period Dangerous in Any Way?
By
Mary Grace Garis
Should Ovarian Reserve Testing Be on Your Radar If You're Putting Baby-Making on Hold?
By
Erin Magner
A Doula Practice Grows in Brooklyn, but Its Founder Isn't Stopping There
By
Jessie Van Amburg
STI Testing Recommendations Don't Even Exist for Straight Men—Why?
By
Erin Magner
Sex Feeling... Less Than Orgasmic? Your Period Could Be to Blame
By
Rachel Lapidos
OK, TMI: Why Do I See Blood Clots When I Have My Period?
By
Erin Magner
Apparently No One Knows What a Vulva Is—so We Made This Reproductive-Themed Glossary for Your...
By
Rebecca Norris
I'm a Grown-Ass Woman—Can Someone Help Me Love My Period?
By
Zoe Weiner
How Losing an Ovary Helped Me Gain a New Perspective on My Health
By
Shabnaj Chowdhury
Why the Dramatic Rise in Sexually Transmitted Infections Is a Major Wake-up Call
By
Erin Magner
Why Unwanted Pregnancies Are More Common Among Military Women
By
Emily Laurence
OK, TMI: I Imbibed a Bit of Period Blood During a Sexcapade—Should I Be Worried?
By
Allie Flinn
Ovarian Cysts Are Surprisingly Common but Usually NBD—Here's How to Know If It's Time to...
By
Emily Laurence
How to Cope When Hot Flashes Literally Get You All Hot and Bothered
By
Leigh Weingus
OK, TMI...My Tampon Is Stuck. What Now?
By
Erin Magner
This Just in: Working Out on Your Period Really *Can* Make You Feel Better
By
Kells McPhillips
Women Are Realizing That Hormones Are *Everything*—and That’s Driving Innovation in Health Care
By
Well+Good Editors
This Straight-up Magical Child's Pose Variation Quells Period Cramps *and* Banishes Bloat
By
Kells McPhillips
SOS: Here's What to Do If Your Menstrual Cup Gets Stuck Like Kristen Bell's Did
By
Kells McPhillips
Pssst... Your Mucus Is Trying to Tell You Something About Your Health
By
Erin Bunch
Sex-Positive Health Care Is Here to Make Doctors' Visits Comfortable for All
By
Leigh Weingus
Feel Low After Your Period? Postmenstrual Syndrome Could Be the Reason
By
Tamim Alnuweiri
Constantly Fighting Over the Thermostat? Here's Why Some People "Run Hot" or Cold
By
Erin Bunch
Is It Just Us, or Do You Get Drunk Faster on Your Period?
By
Erin Magner
Consider This Cause to Cancel Your Next Brazilian Bikini Wax Appointment
By
Erin Magner
Everything to Know About Adenomyosis, the Condition Gabrielle Union Says Compromised Her Fertility
By
Tehrene Firman
Ready to Ditch Pads and Tampons for Good? Here's How to Choose the Best Menstrual...
By
Katie Morton
These Essential Oils Help Make PMS Less of a Pain
By
Rachel Lapidos
Does Taking Magnesium for Menstrual Cramps Actually Work?
By
Sarah Sarway
How to Use "Seed Cycling" to Balance Your Hormones and Improve Your Periods
By
Tehrene Firman
Female Pain Has Been Grossly Overlooked—and a Recent Study Points to a Reason Why
By
Tamim Alnuweiri
There's a New FDA-Approved Pill to Treat Endometriosis…but It'll Cost You
By
Tehrene Firman
Put Away the Tums: Try These 5 Ways to Reduce PMS Bloating Naturally Instead
By
Katie Morton
6 Herbs a Doctor Recommends for Your Most Dreaded PMS Symptoms
By
Beth Anne Macaluso
5 Things All Women Need to Know About Menopause—Even If You Think It's Decades Away
By
Amy Wilkinson
Buh-Bye, Pap Smears: a Less Invasive Test Can Make Your Gyno Visits *Way* More Comfortable
By
Tehrene Firman
What Your Period Blood Color Says About Your Health
By
Zoe Weiner
Sex During Your Period Just Got a Lot Less Messy
By
Emily Laurence
Yep, Chrissy Teigen Tried Vaginal Steaming on for Size—Here's What You Need to Know About...
By
Lisa Elaine Held
Step Away From the Twinkie: These 7 Healthy Foods Will *Actually* Help Reduce Your PMS...
By
Alexa Tucker
The Surprising Fact Shay Mitchell Never Knew About Birth Control
By
Tehrene Firman
I'd Given up on Clearing My Hormonal Acne—Until I Found This Under-the-Radar Supplement
By
Erin Magner
No, Your Period Shouldn't Be Painful—Here's Why
By
Alisa Vitti
How to Keep Your Sex Life Steamy (and Pain-Free) When You Have Endometriosis
By
Erin Magner
Use These Tips for Running on Your Period to Focus More on Prs Than PMS
By
Alison Feller
A New Emergency Contraception Pill Just Hit Store Shelves—Here's What You Need to Know
By
Kells McPhillips
Fitbit's Just-Released Women's Health Feature Could Expand Your #girlsquad—Here's How
By
Tehrene Firman
Lola's New Sex Line Wants Women to Be Carefree *and* Chemical-Free Between the Sheets
By
Tehrene Firman
Is Drinking Alcohol Worsening Your PMS Symptoms? Here's What One Study Revealed
By
Tamim Alnuweiri
Young Women Are Wildly Under-Tested for Stds—and a Systemic Social Issue Could Be to Blame
By
Tamim Alnuweiri
Could This High-Tech Pad Make Your Period Cramps a Thing of the Past?
By
Tamim Alnuweiri
The Expert-Approved Tips Julianne Hough Swears by for Dealing With Her Endometriosis
By
Tehrene Firman
Pain During Ovulation? "Mittelschmerz" Might Be the Reason Why
By
Erin Magner
This Cult-Beloved Diet Could Keep Your Bones Strong As You Age, Research Shows
By
Tamim Alnuweiri
Padma Lakshmi Gets Real About Her Battle With Endometriosis
By
Kells McPhillips
Why Every Woman Should Be Paying Attention to Her Pelvic Floor
By
Shelby Vittek
Your Fitbit Now Tracks Your Period, Too
By
Ashley Mateo
How Meika Hollender's Making a Living by Keeping It Real About Sexual Health
By
Rachel Lapidos
Is Endometriosis the Most Under-Recognized Women's Health Crisis of Our Time?
By
Erin Magner
Why Fran Drescher Makes Her Own Fragrances From Essential Oils
By
Tehrene Firman
This Reusable Tampon Applicator Is Environmentally Friendly—but Would You Use It?
By
Tehrene Firman
Can Cannabis Reduce PMS Symptoms and Increase Sexual Pleasure?
By
Erin Bunch
Lena Dunham Underwent a Hysterectomy to Silence Endometriosis Pain
By
Tehrene Firman
Should You Buy Products That Are "Gynecologist Tested"?
By
Tamim Alnuweiri
The Supplements You Need for Every Issue, From PMS to Hangovers
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The Women's March Is Shifting Its Focus to Getting Ladies Elected
By
Tamim Alnuweiri
3 Steps to Demystify TSS—and the 1 Symptom You Should Look For
By
Erin Bunch
Should Cancer Risks Make You Reconsider Your Birth Control Method?
By
Tehrene Firman
Trend Alert: Biohacking Is the Next Wave of Women's Wellness
By
Well+Good Editors
Women Are Using Technology to Fast-Track Birth Control Access
By
Well+Good Editors
These Gluten-Free, Magnesium-Packed Brownies Are Made to Help PMS
By
Merritt Watts
Why Doing Inversions on Your Period Could Be Bad for Your Health
By
Elana Lyn Gross
Millennial Women Are Concerned About Their Fertility, a New Survey Finds
By
Tamim Alnuweiri
Why You Should Care About Your Vaginal Flora
By
Kells McPhillips
Iuds Might Carry a Huge Health Benefit—and It Has Nothing to Do With Pregnancy
By
Tehrene Firman
The PCOS-Mental Health Connection You Need to Know About
By
Emily Laurence
Do Tampons Expire? Yes, Actually—Here's How to Tell If You Should Toss It
By
Tehrene Firman
Rub This Essential Oil Blend on Your Stomach—It Might Relieve Cramps
By
Tehrene Firman
West Coasters: Prepare to Get (Even More) Real About Sex and Hormones This Week
By
Tamim Alnuweiri
These Are the Best US Cities for Prioritizing Reproductive Rights and Health
By
Tehrene Firman
Could This Subscription Box Help You Biohack Your Period?
By
Rachel Lapidos
Your Workout Playlist Just Got Way More Rad
By
Tamim Alnuweiri
The One Thing Julianne Hough Says People Get Wrong About Endometriosis
By
Emily Laurence
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