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A Retrospective

From Feminist Porn to Psychic Tears, the Best of The Swaddle in 2019

...we … Busted period myths and stigma Periods Don’t Sync Up, No Matter How Much Time People Spend With Each Other Your Menstrual Cycle Keeps Changing Throughout Your Lifetime The...

By Liesl Goecker

Vaginal Discharge Is a Sign of a Healthy Vagina

...of the discharge, as well as the frequency with which it leaks out during a day, depends on what stage you’re in your menstrual cycle. During menstruation, the discharge mixes...

Are There Any Long‑Term Side Effects of Birth Control Pills?

...also be irregular; it may take as long as three months for your natural cycle to resume. Health, weight, stress, PCOS and other factors may influence how quickly your cycle...

By The Swaddle Team

How to Know if You’re Ovulating

...the same pattern across each monthly menstrual cycle. Basal body temperature is fairly consistent most of the month, then may drop slightly before ovulation — but increases dramatically during ovulation....

By The Swaddle Team

Not An Informed Choice

How the Morning‑After Pill Became the Most‑Used Birth Control for Young Indian Women

...about sex and the different contraceptive methods in India often means people are not making an informed choice to take morning-after pills. G.M.’s (20) menstrual cycle became completely disrupted due...

By Devrupa Rakshit

Why Women Are More Prone to Urinary Tract Infections Than Men

...across their menstrual cycle can increase their susceptibility to infection. Pregnancy also increases the risk of a UTI. According to the American Pregnancy Association, “the uterus sits directly on top...

By Liesl Goecker

Living Near Green Spaces May Reduce PMS Symptoms, Research Shows

...balance between progesterone and estrogen (involved in the menstrual cycle), which can trigger PMS symptoms. The present study, however, didn’t look at premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD), a severe form of...

By Saumya Kalia

The Future Is Female

Female Immune System Could Hold Key to Fighting Cancer, Autoimmune Disorders

...study that found an undiagnosed sexually transmitted disease can worsen premenstrual syndrome symptoms. “The whole function of the menstrual cycle is to produce cyclical patterns of immunity, so actually we...

By Liesl Goecker

Stuff No One Talks About

IVF Can Bring Anger, Guilt, Defeat Before the ‘Good News’

...also involved taking birth control pills to regulate her menstrual cycle. Then, egg retrieval, embryo transfer into her uterus, followed by injections to trigger her production of HCG, a hormone...

By Anubhuti Matta

Women Recall Their First‑Period Experiences

...Call it what you will, the monthly loss of blood and uterine lining after each menstrual cycle remains shrouded in taboo and stigma. At best, periods are seen as a...

By Pallavi Prasad

All the Different Causes of Bloating — And What to Do About Them

...a common symptom of premenstrual syndrome (PMS) and pregnancy. Basically, the hormone progesterone, as its levels change in the course of a menstrual cycle or during pregnancy, can cause constipation,...

By Liesl Goecker

The Doctor Will Not See You Now

Research: Sexism Has Always Colored Health Care — to the Point of Keeping Women Unhealthy

...no need to study women. Conversely, researchers said that the menstrual cycle—and varied release of hormones throughout the cycle in rodents—introduced too many variables into a study, therefore females couldn’t...

By Gabrielle Jackson

Not Just A Phase

Menopause Clinics Treat More Than Symptoms, Focus on Preventative Care

...Swaddle: Your Menstrual Cycle Keeps Changing Throughout Your Lifetime In fact, one important aspect of care at menopause clinics is cancer screening. While menopause does not cause cancer, both are...

By Anubhuti Matta

A Myth About Libido

Cultural Trauma Affects PCOS Patients’ Sex Drive More Than The Condition Itself

...shame. So, they get stuck in this vicious cycle,” he says. On the other end of the spectrum, societal pressure to be having sex also leads to a similar cycle...

By Alina Gufran

Wine With No Labels

How I Have Sex: ‘I Like Someone For Who They Are, Not What Their Genitals Look Like’

...the frequency of it depends on how much privacy I have, my moods, and my menstrual cycle as I have PCOS which affects my drive considerably. I’ve had many memorable...

By The Swaddle Team

Aborting Justice

Body Matters: Navigating Abortion in India

...history of the menstrual cycle, the last instance of sexual intercourse, followed by blood tests, and an ultrasound. The tests are especially important to ensure that the person isn’t anemic...

By The Swaddle Team

Clap On Clap Off

Everything You Need to Know About Gonorrhea

...burning during urination a painful or swollen testicle(s) In women, gonorrhea symptoms may include: more vaginal discharge than usual bleeding outside the menstrual cycle pain or burning during urination pelvic...

By Liesl Goecker

The Burden of Invisible Illnesses

Are Differences in Sex Hormones Behind the High Prevalence of Autoimmune Disorders Among Women?

...create hormonal imbalances, especially during pregnancy, menopause, and the monthly menstrual cycle. Further, polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS), which is a common condition among women, also causes reproductive hormonal imbalances. Before...

By Ananya Singh

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