The Doctor Is In: Here’s What You Need to Know About This Commonly Prescribed Hormone
One drug can have many contradictory uses.
Fertility
What Women Need to Know if They’re Considering Using an App to Avoid Pregnancy
Here’s what a doctor says we should understand about choosing and using the right one.
Why Many Women Are Returning to This Old-School Pregnancy and Birth Tradition
This old-fashioned approach to delivering your baby is a better option than you might think.
The 4 Most Common Mistakes Women Make When We Start Charting Our Cycles
So that you can overcome them
The 5 Most Common Things That Could Mess with Your Period This Summer
Aunt Flo makes summer plans, too, and they’re not exactly pretty.
7 Things You Absolutely Need to Do for Your Feminine Health This Year
Cope with PMS better, catch underlying gynecological issues, and avoid discomfort down there by checking these off your to-do list.
The Doctor Is In: When That Discharge Down There Isn’t Cause for Concern
Why wasn’t this covered in health class?
Why Being Single Is Actually the Best Time to Start Charting Your Cycle
Charting your fertility cycle isn’t just about family planning.
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5 Reasons Real Women Chart Their Menstrual Cycle
FABMs have come a long way in the past century—so has the range of reasons women use them.
New Research Reveals How PCOS Is Detected Much Later Than It Should Be
One in 10 reproductive-age women will deal with this chronic condition.
The Doctor Is In: How to Protect Your Fertility from Common, Everyday Stress
Both short- and long-term stress can impact your feminine health.
What You Need to Know About 8 of the Most Common Ways to Chart Your Cycle
A new year is the perfect time to start understanding your cycle better.
7 Things That Mess with Your Cycle and Why It’s Bad for Your Health
If Aunt Flo is upset, so is your body.
7 Reasons to Be Thankful for Your Period
Here’s one blessing you might have forgotten to count.
This Doctor’s Study Shows Which FABM Apps Are Most Accurate for Charting Your Cycle
With nearly a hundred apps to choose from, here’s how to pick the best one to achieve or avoid pregnancy.
Why I’m Staying Off the Pill (Even Though Some People Think I’m Crazy)
FABMs have always been mocked, but with a little understanding, they can be life-changing.
Is It Just Us, or Does This News About Male Birth Control Make the Pill Look Really Sexist?
This response to studies on male hormonal contraception raises important questions about gender bias in medicine.
I Have Children Thanks to IVF, But Here's Why I Would Never, Ever Recommend It
For one woman, the end did not justify the means.
Is It Really OK to Stop Your Periods? We Asked 2 Doctors to Weigh In
Menstrual suppression is a growing trend, but there are some dangers you should know about.
5 Bad Habits That Could Be Messing with Your Fertility
A few simple changes could keep you from inadvertently sabotaging your reproductive health.
This New Study on Hormonal Birth Control Gives Us Even More Reason to Use FABMs
Dealing with depression doesn’t have to be a side effect of family planning.
Want to Know What Giving Birth Is Like? (Hint: Not as Bad as You Think)
Because the movies don’t even begin to do this miraculous event justice
We Asked Men to Open Up About Infertility, and It Wasn’t Easy for Them
Men and women face infertility in almost equal measure, but how different are their reactions to it? Here’s what we discovered.
Why Do I Get Period Cramps (and What Can I Do About Them)?
Find out how much you actually know about why your periods are painful.