We’ve all been there: You’re in the middle of your period, and it feels like it’ll never end. Maybe you’re experiencing cramps, or clots, or heavy bleeding, or anxiety. But—is it normal? How do you ...
Jessica Biel has written a children's book about menstruation that she hopes will encourage important conversations between kids and "their grownups," the actor has announced. Biel's "A Kids Book ...
Jessica Biel is the author of a new children’s book focused on destigmatizing and normalizing the conversation around menstruation. “A Kids Book About Periods” is “designed to inspire positive ...
In an effort to combat stigma around periods and ignite conversations around menstrual health, wellness brand Intimina has launched Period Crunch, a uterus-shaped breakfast cereal. The launch was ...
A Jan. 30 Facebook post (direct link, archive link) made an unusual claim about the menstrual cycle. “That’s crazy we really grew up thinking having a period is normal & ITS NOT,” reads the post. It ...
Angel Reese vividly remembers the first time she got her period in the eighth grade. Due to the lack of education and conversation around period health, the then-13-year-old Reese did not feel overly ...
At 40 years old, I had always thought that my heavy, seven-day periods were something that every woman went through. As a teenager, my mother assured me that the discomfort and inconveniences were ...
"Periods are supposed to be painful," a patient's mom recently said to me. "She misses school for the first few days of each period. I did too, that's normal." This is an all too common sentiment ...
*To start conversations about periods at home, a menstrual-themed breakfast with womb-shaped cereal has been released.⁠ INTIMINA, a personal wellness brand, has created Period Crunch, a distinctive ...
Period blood clots the size of raisins are normal and common during a heavy flow. But clotting may be a cause for concern if the clots are larger than a quarter or accompanied by heavy bleeding that ...