A short, fast, sex ed summary about periods and the menstrual cycle.
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- Manola Secaira
Only a small percentage of Latinas in the U.S. use tampons, despite their cultural prevalence—what gives?
- Sam Wall
Ah yes, the unexpected period gambit. Also known as the "I am not wearing white shorts until I hit menopause" phenomenon. I know it well, as do most people who menstruate. The image of the spreading, red stain on your pants (inevitably in front of the people who pick on you and/or the person you're...
- Heather Corinna
An easy way to both normalize safer sex, and make sure that the young person or people in your home have access to basic safer sex and contraception they may need is to have some of those basics in your home, somewhere where everyone can easily find and see them.
- Sarah Riley
To paraphrase a certain bumper sticker, " Discharge happens." Seriously, it does. Every person with a vagina in the world has discharge. It's just one of those things that you get when you've got a vagina. Discharge plays a very important role in both your vaginal health and in fertility. It serves...
- Heather Corinna
What's the menstrual cycle? How does it all work? What are periods and options for managing them, and when's it time to check in with a healthcare provider?