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What are things that individual people can do to help end the stigma around periods?

What are things that individual people can do t...

For you personally: Start the conversation and keep it open and inclusive! Talking to your friends and family about periods is a good step towards normalizing and destigmatizing menstruation for al...

What are things that individual people can do t...

For you personally: Start the conversation and keep it open and inclusive! Talking to your friends and family about periods is a good step towards normalizing and destigmatizing menstruation for al...

Is using a tampon equivalent to losing your virginity (social construct of virginity)?

Is using a tampon equivalent to losing your vir...

No it is not. Your tampon does not take away your virginity. Only your first (consensual) sexual experience with someone can do that, and that should be completely at your discretion.

Is using a tampon equivalent to losing your vir...

No it is not. Your tampon does not take away your virginity. Only your first (consensual) sexual experience with someone can do that, and that should be completely at your discretion.

Can you skip the placebo pills (last week of pills) of birth control to skip your period?

Can you skip the placebo pills (last week of pi...

Yes you can, as long as you take the active pills as prescribed and don't miss days routinely!

Can you skip the placebo pills (last week of pi...

Yes you can, as long as you take the active pills as prescribed and don't miss days routinely!

Does weather affect my menstrual cycle?

Does weather affect my menstrual cycle?

A study published in the journal Gynecol Endocrinol noted that sunshine, or lack thereof, can even change the length of your periods. While the findings were minimal and in a contained small sample...

Does weather affect my menstrual cycle?

A study published in the journal Gynecol Endocrinol noted that sunshine, or lack thereof, can even change the length of your periods. While the findings were minimal and in a contained small sample...

What is Amenorrhea & How Can Exercise Affect Your Period?

What is Amenorrhea & How Can Exercise Affect Yo...

Amenorrhea explained by Elena Gadekar There is a gap in conversation around the effects exercise has on your period. Amenorrhea is the absence of menstruation. Menstruators who are athletes and...

What is Amenorrhea & How Can Exercise Affect Yo...

Amenorrhea explained by Elena Gadekar There is a gap in conversation around the effects exercise has on your period. Amenorrhea is the absence of menstruation. Menstruators who are athletes and...

What is PMDD? Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder Symptoms, Treatment, & Causes Explained

What is PMDD? Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder S...

April is PMDD Awareness Month! The Inner CycleĀ has a lot of questions to #AskAugust about the experience of having PMDD. So, we sat down with two August Medical Board members:Ā Dr....

What is PMDD? Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder S...

April is PMDD Awareness Month! The Inner CycleĀ has a lot of questions to #AskAugust about the experience of having PMDD. So, we sat down with two August Medical Board members:Ā Dr....

Explore PCOS Symptoms, Treatments & Virtual Care with Allara Health

Explore PCOS Symptoms, Treatments & Virtual Car...

Allara Health AllaraĀ is the first ever virtual chronic care platform for women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS), making expert-led, holistic healthcare accessible online. PCOS is one of the world's most...

Explore PCOS Symptoms, Treatments & Virtual Car...

Allara Health AllaraĀ is the first ever virtual chronic care platform for women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS), making expert-led, holistic healthcare accessible online. PCOS is one of the world's most...

What are the potential uses of menstrual blood?

What are the potential uses of menstrual blood?

You can donate your menstrual blood to science where it can be used for all kinds of research purposes! Recreationally, some menstruators use their periods to create art and make menstrual blood fa...

What are the potential uses of menstrual blood?

You can donate your menstrual blood to science where it can be used for all kinds of research purposes! Recreationally, some menstruators use their periods to create art and make menstrual blood fa...

PMDD within August’s Inner Cycle Community

PMDD within August’s Inner Cycle Community

PMDD Awareness Month April is PMDD Awareness Month. To really get the conversation started, we thought who better to ask than our Inner Cycle community?! We asked them each a...

PMDD within August’s Inner Cycle Community

PMDD Awareness Month April is PMDD Awareness Month. To really get the conversation started, we thought who better to ask than our Inner Cycle community?! We asked them each a...