We Now Have More Period Product Options Than Ever
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, SheKnows may receive an affiliate commission. The moment you feel your period start, you want to have plenty...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Irregular Periods Explained: The Most Common Reasons Your Period Is MIA
If you’re actively trying to get pregnant, you might rejoice at the thought of skipping a period. But if you’re not, and your period is MIA or very late one month, it can send you into a full-blown...
View ArticleShould You Skip These Yoga Positions While On Your Period?
When you have your period, you may feel like doing nothing but laying in bed, eating peanut butter out of the jar, and binge-watching reality TV. But sometimes it does feel soothing to move your body...
View Article9 Celebrities Who Have Talked About Their Period Problems
Menstruation is a regular occurrence for half of the world’s population, so why are period problems rarely discussed out in the open? Like many conditions that fall under the umbrella of “women’s”...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Harmful "Forever" Chemicals Are Linked to Delayed Puberty in Girls
Chemicals called PFAS (aka per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) made news a few years ago when they were allegedly found in popular brands of period underwear, including Thinx, via independent...
View ArticleA Dad Says He’s 'Not the Right Person' for His Teen’s Period Discussions, &...
When it comes to discussing periods and menstrual health with your teen, there are many approaches parents can take. You can broach the topic with books (The Care and Keeping of You, anyone?), have...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Jessica Biel Is Writing a Kids Book About Periods to 'Normalize' Those...
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, SheKnows may receive an affiliate commission. Half of all the people in the world menstruate (or have bodies...
View ArticleClik here to view.
What Happens to Your Body Each Day of Your Menstrual Cycle
If you’ve been menstruating for the past, say, 15 years, and will continue to do so 12 times a year for an average of 38 years of your life, that’s 456 periods in a lifetime. Theoretically, that...
View ArticleClik here to view.
A 15-Year-Old Invented These Period Gummies for Her Severe PMS — So I Tried...
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, SheKnows may receive an affiliate commission. It’s the new normal: children, particularly Black children,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Everything To Know about Prepping Your Tween for Their First Gyno Appointment
My first gynecologist visit is a blur. I remember only that I went for the first time in the months before I started college and that I had no idea what to expect. I remember feeling anxious and...
View Article