Menstrual product advertising is not exactly known for its honesty. After all, it wasn't until 2011 that a company -- Always for the win -- used real ...
If you want to view VICE's 2012 photo series "There Will Be Blood," you have to confirm you are over 18 years old. The series is neither violent -- as...
What happens when you combine a Disney movie with sex ed? Now you know. A 1946 cartoon produced by Disney in collaboration with Kotex illustrates "...
Most women can perfectly recount the story of the day they got their first period -- and probably have to other women a number of times. But according...
A new study suggests that a woman's menstrual cycle can affect respiratory symptoms, potentially exacerbating conditions such as asthma. According...
By Jessica Gross for YouBeauty.com If you're a runner, you may aim to increase endurance, protect your knees and even keep your toenails intact. Bu...
Time has inexorably pushed me down, out... and across that amorphous line where a woman goes from being prey to being invisible. Never again will a construction worker yell at me to show him my tits, no matter how drunk he is. You wouldn't think I would miss that.
A heavy-duty mineral, iron is used to make red blood cells -- the oxygen transport system of the body. Too much or too little can be harmful to your health.
Puberty typically isn't a favorite memory for any of us. During that angst-ridden ride between childhood and adulthood, nearly everyone's best goal is simply to fit in. That's even tougher when you're only in second grade.
I first heard about the book How to Be a Woman from a very interesting woman, Tanya Wexler, who had just released a film she directed about the inve...
If it were up to Hollywood to form our feelings about menstruation, women would go through life thinking their periods were icky or scary, one researc...
Sometimes itās difficult for women to speak openly about their menstrual cycles -- just think about all of the hilarious euphemisms for periods that...
From a very young age we're taught that our periods should be covered, hidden and cleaned up. Now, a new VICE photo series, "There Will Be Blood" is challenging the taboo.
Anna Miller | The Daily Muse For the sake of any male readers out there, I'm going to go ahead and put this disclaimer up front: I will be talking...
For the episode airing on Leap Day 2012, "Modern Family" (Wed., 9 p.m. EST on ABC) embraced the holiday in two of their three storylines. The more sta...
Why is our culture so intent on protecting men from hearing about or discussing a woman's reproductive health?
You know those adorable cases they sell for carrying your tampons to the bathroom so you don't have to reveal to every man in the office or restaurant...
Childlessness is the state into which a girl is born. But once she reaches her mid thirties, that natural state is suddenly deemed unnatural.
Whether it is "on the rag," "that time of the month," or "the curse," it seems as if euphemisms have represented and misrepresented menstruation forev...
What has Oprah Winfrey been doing since ending her long-running afternoon talk show? If your only news source was JTA.org, you might think that she has embraced Judaism on the level of Madonna.
If marketing campaigns have taught us anything about periods, it is that menstruating women love to dance, are drawn to white spandex and, oh yeah, bl...
The head of a major New Zealand employers' group has been fired after implying that women were paid less than men because they took more sick leave du...
A new study suggests that depending on where they are in their menstrual cycles, women have very different reactions towards strange men. At their mos...
The issue of women and sleep has particular significance. Why? It's simple: women are the gatekeepers for all health information in their households. "Doctor Mom" is not just a cute term; it is a reality in most families.
Overall our modern diet rich in processed foods, dairy, processed meats and fast food is disruptive to normal development and aging. Early puberty is an early sign of premature aging.
