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The Benefits of Getting Your Period

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If you think getting your period isn’t fun or exciting, then you don't know how cool “the curse” really is! There are several benefits to getting your period; in fact, menstruation can actually be good for your physical, mental, and emotional health.

“I’d always…

Serena Williams makes the first bearable tampon ad maybe ever

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As far back as we can remember, there haven't been any good or even moderately OK tampon commercials. Whether it's the red dot rolling around your screen or the "pearl girl" jingle, they've all been stupid and borderline irritating. When it comes to marketing tampons, it's almost a dying battle. No one wants to buy them, but you need them. Do you really have a strong opinion on brands?

Endometriosis – the pain, the frustration, and the mystery

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It's a night I will always remember. I was out with some friends when suddenly, I had unbearable pelvic pain – it was so horrible, I was doubled over. I thought I was just having extreme cramps. I soon learned I had severe endometriosis. Nearly 20 years and five surgeries later, I still suffer from this relentless and debilitating disease.

Lady, Drop the Cheese Puffs and Walk Away: Enter the Insanity Cycle

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OctoMom has 14 kids. I have three. Yet those three—plus the demands of life, work and marriage—may be making me just as crazy. Not insane enough to have another brood of babies, mind you. (Although once you have three, what’s another 11 more?) But crazy enough to:

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An Ode to My Period

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I realized something this morning. Getting your period every month is the greatest thing ever (well at least when you're sexually active). It's a free and natural confirmation that you are not pregnant. I used to be like, "man, here comes the fatigue and pain" but now…

One way to "green" your period (that could save you $100 and possibly, the planet)

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What if I told you that each month you could forget about your period except for twice a day? That you could put the ten bucks you spend on tampons and pads in a piggy bank and save yourself $100 a year? And that you could avoid exposure to polyethylene, chlorine and pesticide residue—plus save…

4 Types of Problem Periods

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Did you know your period is a magical ability? Check this out: “In man, the shedding of blood is always associated with injury, disease, or death,” said Estelle Ramey, who was a Georgetown University endocrinologist. “Only the female half of humanity was seen to have the magical ability to…

Could I be pregnant???

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The day after getting off my period I had sex with my boyfriend and the condom busted. The next day i had light pink spotting when i wiped myself after urinating. Now today I went to the restroom and I had a light brown discharge. What does this mean, signs of pregnancy wouldn't show this early…

User Post: Pregnancy On The Pill AND Condoms?? Dr. Kate responds

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Dear Dr. Kate,

After I started having sex with my boyfriend, my first period afterwards was incredibly light, just one day of spotting. The next month, however, my period was much heavier, 4 days worth of tampons (light ones) accompanied by body aches, cramps and nausea the likes of which I've never experienced. My usual period requires 1 day of light tampons, then pantyliners for the final 3 days. I assumed it was from stress, but someone mentioned the possibility of a miscarriage, which scares me because I'm on the pill plus we used a condom every time.

Be honest: Do you track your periods?

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You know that dreaded moment when you are sitting in your gynecologist's office? No, not stepping on the scale. Not stripping down to your socks and the ill-fitting gown, and not the shiver of the inevitably frigid speculum.

You know the moment I mean -- the one when the just-nice-enough nurse asks you to tell her the first day of your last period.