No, Birth Control Won’t Make You Attracted to the ‘Wrong’ Person
Social media has long been rife with misinformation about birth control, much of it slamming hormonal contraceptives for health harms...
Health / Sexual&Reproductive Health
The FDA Will Strip the Misleading Safety Warning From Hormone Therapy. Here’s What This Means for You
Much to the delight of ob-gyns long espousing the upsides of hormone therapy (a.k.a. hormone replacement therapy, or HRT) for...
Perimenopause Raises Your Risk of Stroke—but These Habits Can Help Undo Its Effects
The hormonal rollercoaster that marks perimenopause—the often yearslong on-ramp to menopause—is well known to bring some in-your-face symptoms: hot flashes,...
The Best Time to Start Hormone Therapy for Menopause Is Earlier Than You Think
Controversy and confusion have shrouded hormone replacement therapy (HRT)—which involves using estrogen to help alleviate menopause symptoms—since a flawed 2002...
Got Persistent Bacterial Vaginosis? This New Treatment Approach May Help
It makes sense to want to turn things around quickly when you’re dealing with an itchy vaginal condition. So it’s...
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I Have ‘Silent’ Endometriosis—and It’s More Common Than You’d Think
I was 43 when I learned that I have silent endometriosis. I’d heard of endometriosis—a chronic disease where tissue similar...
No, Birth Control Isn’t Abortion—Plus 16 Other Contraception Myths to Drop
Myths about birth control have long proliferated in the US (thanks in part to the abysmal state of sex ed),...
A Celebrity Ob-Gyn on Why Doctors Still Dismiss Endometriosis
On the latest episode of the SheMD podcast, model and actress Lori Harvey revealed that she spent years thinking something...
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The First At-Home Cervical Cancer Screening Just Launched in California—and Could Replace Your Pap
The thing is, HPV testing has classically been done via a speculum exam, so the shift away from Paps and...
UTIs Get More Common in Perimenopause. Here’s How to Deal
Getting walloped with repeat urinary tract infections, or UTIs, might be something you associate with having lots of sex. (Or,...
Yes, Genitourinary Syndrome of Menopause Might Be Shrinking Your Labia
If you’re currently going through perimenopause, the 8 to 10 years leading up to when your periods stop and menopause...
New Guidelines Finally Recommend Pain Relief for Gyno Procedures—Here’s How to Get It
Last week, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) acknowledged in writing what people with a uterus have shouted...
The At-Home Teal Health Cervical Cancer Screening Is Now FDA-Approved—and Could Replace Your Pap
The thing is, HPV testing has classically been done via a speculum exam, so the shift away from Paps and...
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7 Things That Can Cause Heavy Bleeding During Your Period
Underactive and overactive thyroid can be the results of autoimmune disorders (Hashimoto’s disease or Graves’ disease), iodine deficiency, thyroid inflammation...
Endometriosis and Diet: The Best Foods to Eat and Avoid for Pain and Bloating
At the same time, endo belly may also emerge from not-so-inflammatory gut conditions that often crop up alongside endo, like...
How Can You Improve Your Egg Quality for Better Fertility?
Lots of talk about the biological clock swirls around numbers: You’re born with all the eggs you’ll ever have, and...
7 Women Share Their Remedies for Perimenopause Symptoms
Because of her personal risk factors, Sewtz decided to opt out of hormone therapy and instead try changing up some...
Anxiety, Dry Eye, and Joint Pain: Perimenopause Symptoms That Are Too Easy to Ignore
Levels of the sleep hormone melatonin start to decline during perimenopause and drop more once a woman is in menopause....
Yeast Infection or Bacterial Vaginosis? Here’s How to Tell What’s Causing Your Itchy, Irritated Vagina
That said, there are also a few unique factors that could up your likelihood of a yeast infection or bacterial...
Is Bleeding During or After Sex Normal?
Nothing kills the mood quite like seeing blood on your sheets. Unless you have your period, and therefore a clear...
Brooke Shields’s Nonconsensual Vaginal Rejuvenation Is More Common Than It Should Be
Beyond physical distress, the emotional toll can be just as devastating. Kimberly says that the powerlessness she felt when her...
How to Safely Delay Your Period
Having a regular period is visible proof that a bunch of hormonal fluctuations and bodily processes are chugging along smoothly...
3 Major Ways Project 2025 Could Impact Your Reproductive Health
“Being forced to carry a pregnancy to term that you don't want is not healthy, equitable, or fair,” Friedrich-Karnik says.You...
How the Egg Retrieval Process Affects Your Body, Whether You’re Freezing, Donating, or Doing IVF
Keep in mind that any symptoms you felt during the pre-procedure injection phase could stick around for a bit. According...
Trump Claimed He’s a ‘Leader on IVF’ During the Debate. His Record Suggests Otherwise
While discussing one of the most anticipated topics of the first (and possibly only) 2024 presidential debate, former President Donald...
8 Best Lubes in 2024, According to Experts and Shoppers
Best for Latex Condoms: If you plan to use latex condoms, it’s super important you make sure your lube is...
Anne Hathaway Doesn’t Want to ‘Feel Ashamed’ of Her Past Miscarriage
Anne Hathaway doesn’t often open up about her personal life. But now she’s ready to talk about a particularly vulnerable...
