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Post-Baby Sex: Why You’ll Want to Wait Six Weeks
You’ve probably thought that as soon as this big belly is gone, you’ll feel like yourself again and be ready to jump in the sack ASAP. You might even be surprised when your OB/GYN tells you to wait until you get the go-ahead at your 6-week check up to get busy again.
How to Manage Your Period AND Live An Active Lifestyle
While the terrible cramps, depleted energy and other (1st world) period problems can be a challenge and taking a week-long nap may sound super appealing, it is very possible for many of us to manage our periods and live an active lifestyle. Here's how:
How Shine Theory Makes Us All Stronger
Strong women (and all women) can build each other up, and should avoid tearing each other down. As women, we need all the support we can get.
Girl Talk: The Epic Battle of Deciding Pads vs Tampons
Let’s kick it old school and go back to our humble beginnings: the feminine napkin (a.k.a. the pad) and her arch nemesis, le tampon. Who would win in a cage match of pads vs tampons? Let's just see...
How To Build And Maintain Strong Female Friendships In Your 20s
Female friendships are no easy task to navigate so if you have particularly strong ones, you’re doing things right.
Teen Pregnancy is Declining: Here's What You Need to Know
In 2014, there were 42% fewer teen births than there were in 2007.
Fangirl Friday: Introducing The Badass Women of Primetime TV
For a tv geek like me, the cooling temperatures mean one thing: fall tv premiere season...
Douching and Other Things You Should NOT Subject Your Vagina To
The mysterious vagina. She is so introverted and subtle in her movements. So small, yet...
Real Talk: I'm Super Horny During My Period
I am in a menstrual malaise. My lower half is throbbing in spasmodic pain, while my breasts respond in agony to the slightest breeze that passes by. I feel like the least sexy woman in existence and quite possibly as bloated as the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man. So, why the &$%@ am I so horny during my period?
Fangirl Friday: Why We All Want to be Best Friends with Mindy Kaling
We all want to be best friends with Dr. Mindy Lahiri from The Mindy Project. She’s fun, has wild style, doesn’t pay attention to anything serious (like bills or taxes) and yet, she’s a doctor so she’s obviously smart too!
Girl Talk: How to Deal with Your New Hair Growth
Puberty brings many great developments: breasts, the ability to one day have children, ...
Everything you Ever Wanted to Know about Weed Suppositories but Were too Afraid to Ask
Wait. What?
Vaginal marijuana suppositories! They’re designed to relieve your menstrual...
All About Period Bloating and 8 Ways to Decrease it
It’s 8 pm and you are meeting your friends for a lovely bit of nosh. Unfortunately, your jeans are not cooperating.
How to Communicate with Humans During Your Period
You know those maddening conversations we have to have with our period, and essentially ourselves, in order to keep our shit together and maintain a healthy adult composure...
MG Asks: Do You Remembering Having "The Tampon Talk"?
Nowadays, it feels like there are a lot of options for that special time of the month. ...
How to Remove Period Blood Stains (and Save Your Clothing's Life)
Nothing seems to spell disaster quicker than having your favorite garment of clothing ruined by period blood. Tough to remove, blood stains take some creativity and quick action to avoid having to throw away the item in question.
The Art of Adulting: 20 Life Tips Learned In My Twenties
Now I’m in my thirties, which are rumored (and shaping up to be) the best years of my life, but I know none of this awesome adulting would be possible without the things that I learned in my twenties.
Period De-Coding: What Do Different Menstrual Blood Colors Mean?
It's likely you'll be exposed to an array of colors and consistencies throughout your menstruating years, so we thought it would be helpful to de-code your period colors and tell you what the different menstrual blood colors mean.