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Displaying all articles tagged:
Periods
sleep
Aug. 24, 2016
Can You Blame Your Birth Control for Your Insomnia?
Here’s how hormones — both synthetic and natural — affect your sleep.
By
Susan Rinkunas
am i dying
Aug. 18, 2016
Why Was My Period Late If I’m Not Pregnant?
When things don’t proceed as scheduled.
By
Susan Rinkunas
tampons
Aug. 15, 2016
Why It’s Especially Surprising for a Chinese Swimmer to Talk About Her Period
Only a fraction of Chinese women use tampons.
By
Susan Rinkunas
bad blood
Aug. 15, 2016
Chinese Swimmer Tells World She Has Her Period
Another thing women deal with.
By
Susan Rinkunas
swellness
July 29, 2016
How Changing My Diet Helped My Endometriosis
Yes, going vegan is good for something.
By
Jessica Murnane
As told to
Alyssa Shelasky
bad blood
July 18, 2016
Thanks to Mike Pence, Women Are Calling the Trump Campaign About Their Periods
Press 4 to discuss your menses.
By
Susan Rinkunas
good kids
May 24, 2016
Teenage Boys Finally Do Something Good for Menstruation
They organized a donation drive for free pads and tampons so their classmates can bleed in peace.
By
Sarah Spellings
let it bleed
May 24, 2016
The Free-Bleeding Marathoner Is Still Smashing Period Stigma
“I want everyone to talk about it.”
By
Dayna Evans
modern menses
May 23, 2016
Will Women Skip Their Periods in the Future?
Down with tampons and pads.
By
Susan Rinkunas
good ideas
May 20, 2016
This Genius Campaign Is Giving Menstrual Cups to Girls in South Africa
More of this.
By
Susan Rinkunas
donald trump
May 7, 2016
Trump Very Sure He Wasn’t Talking About Megyn Kelly’s Period
He meant her ears or nose.
By
Jenni Miller
periods
Apr. 27, 2016
Chelsea Handler Wants Jimmy Fallon to Know the Truth About Periods [Updated]
“It’s not pretty.”
By
Hilary Weaver
bloody hell
Apr. 12, 2016
There’s Now a Tampon Hotline, Because Everyone Hates the New Tampax Pocket Pearl
“You’re better off just flushing money away. Literally.”
By
Catie L'Heureux
state of the uterus
Apr. 8, 2016
Padma Lakshmi on What You Should Know About Endometriosis
“Women are conditioned to think that it’s just a part of being a woman, and it’s really not.”
By
Madeline Raynor
menstruation sensation
Mar. 27, 2016
This Underwear Shows Donald Trump Exactly Where Periods Come From
Or at least a picture of it.
By
Kat Ward
menstruation taxation
Mar. 4, 2016
Fighting the Tampon Tax Is About More Than a Few Extra Bucks
It’s a symbolic move that can pave the way for more menstrual legislation.
By
Susan Rinkunas
that time of the month
Feb. 29, 2016
Other Names for Your Period
Why limit yourself?
By
Dayna Evans
cut cover story
Feb. 2, 2016
Miki Agrawal’s Panty Raid
The self-styled tech broad wants to disrupt the tampon industry, turn your time of the month into a cause, and make a lot of money in underwear.
By
Noreen Malone
can u not
Dec. 7, 2015
Not Content With Already Having It All, Man Claims ‘Period Pain’ for Himself
Is nothing sacred?
By
Jessica Roy
can u not
Nov. 20, 2015
Alright, Who’s Going to Tell the Men They’re Wrong About ‘Man Periods’?
It’s gonna have to be me, isn’t it.
By
Jessica Roy
Nov. 16, 2015
Makers of Period Panties Introduce Version for Trans Men
Trans model and artist Sawyer Devuyst introduces the new line in a moving video.
By
Alex Ronan
everyday sexism
Nov. 13, 2015
Period Underwear Ads Shot Down by Taxi TV
This again?
By
Susan Rinkunas
modern menses
Oct. 28, 2015
Period Underwear Ads Set to Take Williamsburg Next Month
An “inappropriate” subway ad campaign has now been approved, and it’s coming to the Bedford Avenue L stop.
By
Susan Rinkunas
everyday sexism
Oct. 21, 2015
Women’s Underwear Company Getting Hassled Over Subway Ads [Updated]
Why? Because its ads mention (gasp) periods.
By
Susan Rinkunas
are you there god?
Oct. 14, 2015
Dancing Tampons to Embarrass Swedish Children Into Never Discussing Periods
“Hooray for periods!”
By
Jessica Roy
am i dying
Aug. 20, 2015
What Is This Intestinal Chaos During My Period?
What it means if you experience lots of pooping, an alarming lack of pooping, or, hellishly, both.
By
Susan Rinkunas
video
Aug. 11, 2015
‘Bad Blood’ Political Parody Skewers British Tampon Tax
Brits are using the anthem to call for an end to the tampon tax.
By
Erica Schwiegershausen
menstruation
Aug. 11, 2015
Women Are Live-Tweeting Their Periods at Donald Trump
He is having a bad time of the month.
By
Erica Schwiegershausen
period power
June 8, 2015
Apple Will Finally Acknowledge Menstruation
The company has grown up.
By
Allison P. Davis
feminine products
May 26, 2015
We Could Have Had Charli XCX Tampons
Her innovative branding was thwarted.
By
Allison P. Davis
color periods
Dec. 4, 2014
Pantone’s Color of the Year Is Icky Marsala
Chic like mushroom sauce.
By
Kathleen Hou
iphone sexist
Sept. 25, 2014
The New iPhone: Grossed Out by Our Periods?
Where’s the period tracker, Apple?
By
Allison P. Davis
ovaries week
Sept. 16, 2014
Blood Hounds: They’re Obsessed With Period Sex
“A real man goes down on you on your period. And loves it.”
By
Maureen O'Connor
girl games
Sept. 10, 2014
Teenagers Make Fun Tampon-Shooting Video Game
Bang-bang.
By
Maggie Lange
this is my song
Sept. 2, 2014
Let Spotify DJ Your Next Menstrual Cycle
A playlist of PMS jams?
By
Allison P. Davis
empowerment
June 26, 2014
This Video Makes Acting ‘Like a Girl’ Cool
An ad teaches us to stop using the phrase as an insult.
blessed events
June 18, 2014
Can Someone Invite Me to Their Period Party?
Every party needs a vagician.
By
Allison P. Davis
menstruation
May 16, 2014
Embracing My Period at a Woodstock Moon Lodge
How I wound up chanting and chatting about menstrual sponges in the woods.
By
Roxanna Asgarian
bloody protests
May 15, 2014
Reddit Feminist Forum Fights Trolls With Period Jokes
The TwoXChromosomes subReddit deals with the spotlight.
By
Allison P. Davis
periods
Dec. 6, 2013
Viagra Might Be the New Midol
The ED drug also works for PD, says a new study.
By
Kat Stoeffel
periods
Oct. 21, 2013
Debilitating PMS Now Officially a Mental Disorder
Premenstrual dysphoric disorder makes the DSM-5.
By
Kat Stoeffel
teen girls
Aug. 5, 2013
Why Did a Fan Throw a Tampon at One Direction?
Poetic sexual awakening or random boorishness?
By
Maureen O'Connor
periods
Aug. 2, 2013
I Love the ‘Camp Gyno,’ But I Hate These Period Boxes
The viral ad’s heroine is too good for the product she’s selling.
By
Kat Stoeffel
history
June 10, 2013
Tampon Applicator Invented So We Wouldn’t Enjoy Tampons Too Much
There must have been a misunderstanding.
By
Kat Stoeffel
box box
Jan. 3, 2013
Mystery Gifts in Well-Designed Boxes to Make Periods Less Miserable
Finally, a Birchbox for your ovaries.
By
Kat Stoeffel
facts of life
Dec. 10, 2012
How Do You Market Sexy Depends?
Leak-proof period panties pivot to include incontinent new moms.
By
Kat Stoeffel
sex ed
Dec. 4, 2012
Six Things We Learned About Periods From Temple’s Student Newspaper
“No one prepares guys for how to handle their ladies’ menstrual cycle.”
By
Kat Stoeffel