We all have that friend who was an early-adopter of the menstrual cup. She loves her cup of choice and delights in telling you all the cool benefits: They’re sustainable, they’re comfortable, they’re ...

If you’ve been thinking about trying out menstrual cups lately, I don’t blame you. ICYMI: In June 2024, metals like arsenic and lead were found in 14 brands of tampons, according to a study published ...

If you’re looking for pad and tampon alternatives, a menstrual cup, or period cup, is definitely worth a try. Anyone who’s had their period for more than a few years knows that the options for women ...

An acquaintance once told me I was "edgy" after she found out I was a menstrual cup user. No one really seemed to think of me as such before I converted to the cup life, mind you; I had actually been ...

When you think of your period, two options typically come to mind: tampons or pads. But a third option exists: menstrual cups. If you ever wondered "What is a menstrual cup?" or how the heck to use it ...

Are you curious about switching to menstrual cups? Despite entering the market in the 1930s, the same decade as tampons arrived, in recent years they have become more popular, with environmental ...

Getting pregnant can take time. And when you're ready to have a child and want one as soon as possible, it's understandable that some may want to speed up the process. Well, there's one hack that's ...

My first period arrived when I was 13 years old. A few months later, it was Summer and I was invited to a ton of pool parties. A friend I will be forever grateful for introduced me to tampons, and ...

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On the list of products for which the pandemic has made me especially thankful — a sweat jumpsuit that I live in now, five dice for Yahtzee tournaments and a pour-over coffee pot — the product I’m ...