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Period Pain Go Away, Come Again Another Day

16 Sep 2022

Periods can be painful. They can be inconvenient. They can be exhausting. They can be distracting....

Killer Tampons from Outer Space or Why We Don’t Hear About Toxic Shock Syndrome Anymore

9 Nov 2018

In the early 1980’s and 90’s toxic shock syndrome was on everybody’s mind. Its prevalence dominated headlines, inspiring fear in every tampon-using woman across North America. Young adults going...

Why Do We Poop More During Our Periods?

28 Nov 2017

The menstrual cycle of humans is complicated. It consists of a luteal and follicular phase, follows a roughly 21-day cycle, and has many effects beyond the shedding of the uterine lining.

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