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Infertility Isn’t Something to Be Ashamed of & We Should All Be Talking About It

Shayne Rodriguez ThompsonMarch 25, 2021

by Shayne Rodriguez ThompsonMarch 25, 202102122

Despite the fact that infertility affects more than 10 percent of women in the United States, it continues to be an issue that causes intense feelings of shame and embarrassment in women, who often at least emotionally, assume the burden...

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We Deserve to Know What’s in Our Tampons

HipLatinaMarch 4, 2019September 2, 2021

by HipLatinaMarch 4, 2019September 2, 202101111

In December 2018, Kotex recalled their U By Kotex tampons after reports were released of them unraveling inside people’s bodies, leaving pieces behind after the tampons were removed. Scary stuff, I know. Not only were they unraveling inside, but they were...

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This New FDA Approved Treatment For Endometriosis Could Change Everything

Johanna FerreiraJuly 27, 2018September 24, 2020

by Johanna FerreiraJuly 27, 2018September 24, 20200470

Anyone with endometriosis, knows it’s not an easy condition to treat. The tissues that normally line the inside of the uterus, also known as the endometrium, grows outside of the uterus into other areas like the ovaries, fallopian tubes and...

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What Every Woman of Color Needs To Know About PMDD

Rebecca E. CarvalhoJuly 12, 2018September 22, 2020

by Rebecca E. CarvalhoJuly 12, 2018September 22, 202001531

At 16, my mom found me on the floor, crying. “I just don’t want to do it anymore—I can’t live like this anymore,” I told her in tears. My cramps were making it impossible for me to stand up straight,...

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Planned Parenthood Sues Trump Administration Over Changes To Family Planning Program

Johanna FerreiraMay 3, 2018October 2, 2020

by Johanna FerreiraMay 3, 2018October 2, 202012193

The Trump administration has been trying to strip funding from Planned Parenthood since Donald Trump took office. It’s something that’s been on Republicans in state legislatures’ agenda for years. But Planned Parenthood is fighting back. The non-profit organization that provides...

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Interstitial Cystitis: The Painful Pelvic Disorder Your Gyno Isn’t Telling You About

Johanna FerreiraApril 14, 2017February 3, 2021

by Johanna FerreiraApril 14, 2017February 3, 202111337

I was newly engaged and living with my then-fiancé, when I was diagnosed with Interstitial Cystitis (IC), also known as painful bladder syndrome, a condition that causes pelvic pain, pressure or discomfort in the bladder or pelvic region. I was...