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Many women experienced worse cramps and reduced sex drive during the pandemic. Here’s why.
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(Sex)
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Researchers have found that the “once in a lifetime” physical and psychological impact of the pandemic has had an effect on many women’s menstrual cycles and sex drives. Earlier this year, some women ...
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Created on 12 November 2021
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What's Your May Horoscope
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(Sex)
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... around June 3. There you’ll find a safe place to discuss gender issues, menstrual cramps, relationship hang-ups, fears, and sexism with witchily-inclined peers. Expressing your emotions may be hard, but ...
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Created on 01 May 2019
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Scientists Are Developing A DIY Birth Control Patch That Would Cost Just $1 A Month
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(Living)
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... my body immediately began to heal.
As my health improved, I did a deep dive into birth control research, focusing on options that explicitly helped with menstrual cramping. Everything I found had ...
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Created on 15 January 2019
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BUST School For Creative Living And Teacher Spotlight: Sacred Lotus Yoni Steam Co-Founder Sabrina Vedete
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(Living)
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... health. We talked with Vedete about Lotus Yoni Steam and what she will be doing at BUST Craftacular.
Tell our readers about your work.
I read your menstrual cycle like a Tarot card. I call upon ...
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Created on 03 December 2018
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This Massage Oil Made My Period Cramps Disappear
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(Living)
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I have some seriously painful menstrual cramps, but I don’t like to rely on pill popping to ease the anguish. That’s why I was so psyched when I tried Crampy Belly Rub ($13.50 for 2 oz., littlemoonessentials.com), ...
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Created on 20 November 2018
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Vaginal Eggs Cost Gwyneth Paltrow’s Goop A $145,000 Settlement
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(Sex)
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... bladder control, regulated menstrual cycles, balanced hormones, and prevented uterine collapse. Along with two eggs, the task force investigated the Inner Judge Flower Essence Blend, which the site claimed ...
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Created on 06 September 2018
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The Link Between Endrometriosis And Childhood Abuse
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(Feminism)
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... of course, so it carries on as it always has: thickening and then breaking down, shedding and bleeding with every menstrual cycle. But while women usually expel the broken-down endometrium during their ...
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Created on 23 July 2018
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“Evening Primrose” Tackles Racism And Xenophobia In Post-Apartheid South Africa
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(Books)
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... nominee for South Africa’s Barry Ronge Fiction Prize—follows a young woman, Masechaba, who has finally achieved her dream of becoming a doctor, a dream brought on by menstrual health problems she suffered ...
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Created on 22 June 2018
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Sorry, Dirt-Infused Pads Won't Help Your Period Cramp
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(Living)
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... of women tested via our in-house study found NannoPad effective for menstrual cramp relief. Nannogenic technology also purifies the area around the pad from bacteria which has been proven to decrease odor. ...
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Created on 23 May 2018
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3 New Books About Reproductive Health You Need To Read
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(Books)
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... good under the hood."
Ask Me About My Uterus: A Quest to Make Doctors Believe in Women’s Pain By Abby Norman (Nation Books) What if you were symptomatic every day with pelvic pains worse than menstrual ...
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Created on 09 April 2018
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Ryan Seacrest Will Host The Oscars Red Carpet Show Despite Sexual Assault Allegations: Link Roundup
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(Feminism)
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... other things, the VP said that access to legal abortion in the U.S. would “end in our time.” Read the full story at The Hill.
Doctors Find That Menstrual Cramps Are As Painful As Heart Attacks. Yeah, ...
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Created on 28 February 2018
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An Ode To The Girls' Bathroom
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(Living)
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... rules of decorum in a girls’ public bathroom, like always give a girl a menstrual product if she needs one — I know I'm not the only cis woman who's been there, and has the stains to prove it. Also, if you ...
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Created on 27 November 2017
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A Pharmacist Refused This Teen Medication For Birth Control - And Now The ACLU Is Stepping In
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(Living)
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Using birth control to curb menstrual cramps is nothing new, but for a teen in Albuquerque, sufficient care was still out of reach. According to Teen Vogue, the 13-year-old was denied prescribed medication ...
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Created on 07 June 2017
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Bloody Hell: Share Your #PeriodFail For A Chance To Win A Set Of Lunette Cups! - BUST
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(Sponsored)
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... my school, so I was put in a hotel room with two strangers from another school to save costs. It was my second month of using a menstrual cup, and since the first month went really well I wasn't worried ...
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Created on 09 May 2017
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This Hilarious Video Skewers Tampon Commercial Tropes
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(Entertainment)
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... for varying levels of discomfort. According to the company website, Livia “tunes into the wavelength frequency of your menstrual pain and blocks the pain from registering in your body.”
As medical advisor ...
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Created on 23 August 2016
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These New Marijuana Tampons Could Be the Answer to Your Period Prayers
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(Living)
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... never-ending menstrual cramps. Rainbows and butterflies and the ability to venture out into the world and skip down the street period-pain-free, instead of writhing and whining in my bed and ordering an ...
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Created on 15 August 2016
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9 Things I Wish I Knew Before Getting The IUD
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(Sex)
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It was worse than any cramps I have ever felt, and this is coming from someone who went on birth control initially to alleviate severe menstrual cramping. I would recommend going with someone who can ...
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Created on 02 August 2016
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This Is What It Was Like To Get An Abortion In The 1860s
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(Sex)
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... were sufficiently ambiguous, with most appearing to be offering treatments for menstrual cramps or other feminine maladies. For another, the substances—such as lead plasters and juniper oil—were often ...
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Created on 29 June 2016
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To Bleed Or Not To Bleed?
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(Feminism)
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... scented tampons, pads, and feminine wipes are thought to be causing this rash of vaginal issues. Quick aside: menstrual blood doesn’t have an odor until it leaves the body and mixes with oxygen. So why ...
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Created on 01 June 2016
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5 Female-Owned California Cannabis Companies You Should Be Supporting
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(Living)
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... for female shoppers. But as medicinal marijuana proves itself to be effective in treating many ailments that only or primarily effect women (menstrual cramps, fibromyalgia, migraines, depression), it’s ...
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Created on 20 April 2016