"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." The first few times you get your period, it’s totally normal to feel caught off-guard. (But, ofc, not ...

BWHI introduces "Me Period Day" for Black mothers and daughters to engage in open conversations about their bodies and periods. It’s National Daughter’s Day, and as part of the celebration, the Black ...

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Georgetown University student organizations and clubs protested period poverty at the Washington, D.C. National Period Day Rally on Oct. 19. Period poverty refers to how economic factors can decrease ...

Do you look forward to your period? The answer to the question, despite the imagery of gleeful, skipping women in sanitary-napkin commercials, is generally a resounding no. But when the marketing ...

Many people assume that getting pregnant during your period is impossible. It feels like a “safe zone,” especially in the early days of bleeding. But here’s the thing — the body doesn’t always work ...

Days for Girls work on helping abolish the tampon tax in different states across the U.S. According to the Salt Lake Tribune, effective from January 1, 2020, Utah became the 18th state to abolish the ...

Around the globe stigma attached to periods persist. In some countries that looks like hiding period products up your sleeve when you go to the bathroom or taxing sanitary products as luxury items. In ...