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Wellness
Why Your Period Symptoms Might Be Worse In The Winter
Jahnavi Daru
Jan 26, 2024
Dedicated Feature
It’s 2023 — Why Is There
Still
So Much Shame Around Periods?
Andrea Cheng
Dec 7, 2023
Health News
Tampons Are Expensive. These Brands Want To Pay You Back For Them
Elizabeth Gulino
Oct 18, 2023
Dedicated Feature
How Getting Breast Cancer In My 20s Changed My Relationship With ...
My day started out normal, a day like any other. It was the middle of summer last year, and I decided to go to the gym. After my workout, I went home and s
by
Kianna Walker
Cuerpo
From South America to the American South, Abortion Bans Devastate...
More than one year after the Supreme Court struck down Roe v. Wade in June of 2022, local governments banned abortion in 14 states — and according to a s
by
Nicole Froio
Wellness
We Asked Cis Men If They’d Actually Take The Male Contracep...
Mood changes. Acne. Low libido. As anyone who’s taken hormonal contraception knows, these are just some of the side effects people prescribed birth contr
by
Catriona Morton
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Body
I Had A 10cm Ovarian Cyst But Doctors Didn’t Believe Me
When Selling Sunset’s Chrishell Stause and model Hailey Bieber recently revealed they were suffering with ovarian cysts, I knew full well how they felt.
by
Lauren Potts
Wellness
Period Flu: The Endometriosis Symptom Your Doctor’s Probabl...
Around 2014 I found myself regularly coming down with classic flu symptoms. A raised temperature, sore throat, aching limbs, heavy fatigue, and sore lymph
by
Lisa Sinclair
Health Care
“We’re Going To Make Our Presence Known”: 5 Teens On The Bill To ...
In public schools in Florida, books are banned and you better not talk about your period. A year after Gov. Ron DeSantis (FL–R.) signed into law the
by
Fortesa Latifi
Body
Everything That Happened When I Came Off The Pill After 6 Years
I went on the contraceptive pill when I was 17 without knowing much about what it would do to my body. I’d see my friends pull out the plastic packets du
by
Alice Porter
Unbothered
Like Keke Palmer, I Have PCOS. Her Pregnancy Reveal Gave Me Hope
“You have a condition called polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS),” confirms my GP. I’d waited twenty-one years to hear those words. “Do you pl
by
Vanessa Haye
Unbothered
Here’s How I Cope As A Black Girl With Iron-Deficiency Anemia
One day in March 2020, I was in Target near my favorite section by the entrance, where they keep the discounted holiday items that are no longer in season.
by
Princess Owens
Health News
I Don’t Want To Be A Mother. Why Is It So Hard To Get My Tubes Tied?
If you’re old enough to have a child, you’re old enough to decide that you don’t want them. Each year, around 700,000 child-bearing people choose to
by
Elizabeth Gulino
Fertility Diaries
Fertility Diary: I’m A Queer Woman Doing Fertility Treatments Solo
Welcome to Refinery29’s Fertility Diaries, where people chronicle their joyous, painful, and sometimes complicated paths to parenthood. Today, we hear fr
by
R29 Team
Abortion
A Fertility Doctor On How Abortion Decisions Could Impact IVF
Welcome to Refinery29’s Fertility Diaries, where people chronicle their joyous, painful, and sometimes complicated paths to parenthood. Today, we hear fr
by
Courtney Shea
Unbothered
For Black Women In The UK, A Fear Of Pregnancy Is Far From Irrati...
Unbothered’s Birth Rights acknowledges inspiring mothers and showcases the beautiful diversity and depth of Black parenthood. As Black birthing peopl
by
L'Oréal Blackett
Unbothered
I’m Black, Pregnant & Refusing To Give Birth In A Hospital For My...
Unbothered’s Birth Rights acknowledges inspiring mothers and showcases the beautiful diversity and depth of Black parenthood. As Black birthing peopl
by
Aysha Sow
Wellness
My Endometriosis Was Misdiagnosed As Bipolar Disorder
Maria is in her late 20s and living with endometriosis. She is now working on a PhD on the history of the disease, and exploration of patient experiences w
by
Hannah Turner
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Fertility Diaries
I Froze My Eggs After Getting Diagnosed With Endometriosis In my 20s
Welcome to Refinery29’s Fertility Diaries, where people chronicle their joyous, painful, and sometimes complicated paths to parenthood. Have your ow
by
R29 Team
Fertility Diaries
I’m Struggling With Fertility & Wish I Could Tell My Coworkers
Welcome to Refinery29’s Fertility Diaries, where people chronicle their joyous, painful, and sometimes complicated paths to parenthood. Have your own&nbs
by
R29 Team
Uncharted Bodies
How Can We Not Know What Causes Endometriosis?
In December 2009, two years after I was sexually assaulted in a bathroom stall on a night out, I was hospitalized for acute abdominal pain associated with
by
Lucia Osborne-Cro...
Dedicated Feature
Can Working Out According To Your Menstrual Cycle Boost Your Immu...
What were you doing at 6:45 a.m.? For most of us, the answer falls into two neat categories: “sleeping” and “wanting to still be asleep.&
by
Chelsea Peng
Wellness
Why Is My Birth Control Pill Making Me Sick?
Just last spring, my pharmacy suddenly switched up my birth control brand. After taking the same exact pill every day for five years, I was a little shook
by
Elizabeth Gulino
Healthy Lifestyle Tips
7 Ways To Stop Acid Reflux Naturally at Home
Being able to indulge in delicious homemade meals is one of the main reasons we love the holiday season. But while the special food is a huge holiday treat
by
Elizabeth Gulino
Wellness
Morning Sickness Sucks — Here’s When It Ends
Pregnancy isn’t all glowing skin and lustrous hair: there’s also the need to pee all the time, back pain, and vomiting. Yes, we’re talking about morn
by
Erika W. Smith
Skin Care
Pregnancy Acne Is Real — Here's Why It Happens (& What To Do Abou...
A healthy baby is obviously the best thing to come out of pregnancy, but in some cases, the end result isn’t the only perk of the nearly 10-month jou
by
aimee simeon
Diet & Nutrition
How Important Is Diet When Treating Endometriosis?
Perhaps one of the most frustrating things about having endometriosis — besides the debilitating cramps and long periods — is knowing that there’
by
Cory Stieg
Parenthood
What You Need To Know About Postpartum Masturbation
Giving birth is an intense and painful experience… but new parents are masturbating sooner than some might expect. One 2013 study found that 40% of cis w
by
Erika W. Smith
Sex Tips
What To Expect From Postpartum Sex
Whether you have a vaginal delivery or a C-section, giving birth puts your body through some major changes — not to mention the changes brought on by pre
by
Erika W. Smith
Body
Tilted Uteruses: Everything You Ever Wanted To Know
If you’re someone who has a uterus, then you might feel like you have it all figured out: you know why it bleeds, how it holds a baby, and what it
by
Cory Stieg
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