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How to Become a ‘Cool Mom’ who Leaves Period Shame Behind

How to Become a ‘Cool Mom’ who Leaves Period Sh...

There’s nothing we love more than knowing August is actually changing your perspective on periods – not to mention your moms’ perspectives. For your reading pleasure, here’s 3 short stories...

How to Become a ‘Cool Mom’ who Leaves Period Sh...

There’s nothing we love more than knowing August is actually changing your perspective on periods – not to mention your moms’ perspectives. For your reading pleasure, here’s 3 short stories...

7 signs that your first period is coming!

7 signs that your first period is coming!

Advice for getting your period for the first time! It may be true that the average age for someone to get their first period is age 12 but did you...

7 signs that your first period is coming!

Advice for getting your period for the first time! It may be true that the average age for someone to get their first period is age 12 but did you...

What is menstrual hygiene?

What is menstrual hygiene?

Hygiene is a loaded word – especially when it comes to menstrual hygiene. The term "Feminine Hygiene Product" tends to get a big eye roll from Team August, and a...

What is menstrual hygiene?

Hygiene is a loaded word – especially when it comes to menstrual hygiene. The term "Feminine Hygiene Product" tends to get a big eye roll from Team August, and a...

Tips for when your first period comes at school.

Tips for when your first period comes at school.

So you’re starting the new school year…and you might be starting your first period? Don’t panic. Just Ask August instead. We've got 250 verified answers from our trusted Medical Board to provide you with...

Tips for when your first period comes at school.

So you’re starting the new school year…and you might be starting your first period? Don’t panic. Just Ask August instead. We've got 250 verified answers from our trusted Medical Board to provide you with...

Why do we have our periods (all the biological facts)?

Why do we have our periods (all the biological ...

A period is a natural, normal body process as one’s body matures physically. Simply put: it is when the body releases tissue from the uterus that it no longer needs. It comes out in the form of men...

Why do we have our periods (all the biological ...

A period is a natural, normal body process as one’s body matures physically. Simply put: it is when the body releases tissue from the uterus that it no longer needs. It comes out in the form of men...

15 Period Stories from Menstruators at Summer Camp

15 Period Stories from Menstruators at Summer Camp

Summertime on your period – what a time to be alive! In one of our recent The Period Feels podcast episodes, we heard from August’s Content Manager, Ruby Moon, who, before becoming a...

15 Period Stories from Menstruators at Summer Camp

Summertime on your period – what a time to be alive! In one of our recent The Period Feels podcast episodes, we heard from August’s Content Manager, Ruby Moon, who, before becoming a...

What is a menstrual cup?

What is a menstrual cup?

A menstrual cup is a small, flexible, silicone or latex, cup. The cup catches and collects your blood similar to the way in which a tampon or pad absorbs the...

What is a menstrual cup?

A menstrual cup is a small, flexible, silicone or latex, cup. The cup catches and collects your blood similar to the way in which a tampon or pad absorbs the...

Advice for Dads Talking to their Kids About Periods

Advice for Dads Talking to their Kids About Per...

Happy Father’s Day to all who claim this day for themselves! The fact that you’re even reading this article means you’re doing something right for your (soon-to-be or maybe already menstruating) child....

Advice for Dads Talking to their Kids About Per...

Happy Father’s Day to all who claim this day for themselves! The fact that you’re even reading this article means you’re doing something right for your (soon-to-be or maybe already menstruating) child....

When is too young to start talking about periods with my child?

When is too young to start talking about period...

As long as your child can grasp the basics of anatomy and the bare minimum of what happens during a period, there is no age limit on when you can start talking to them. It's a natural occurrence in...

When is too young to start talking about period...

As long as your child can grasp the basics of anatomy and the bare minimum of what happens during a period, there is no age limit on when you can start talking to them. It's a natural occurrence in...