PMS
This Is How I Manage ‘Severe PMS’ That Makes Me Wanna Die
Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder is the understudied evil twin of PMS, and it drives 15 percent of its sufferers to attempt suicide.
Homeless Women Talk About How They Deal With Their Period
The choice is between free bleeding and having to change a tampon out on the street.
The 'Severest Form of PMS' Could Finally Get a Treatment
Trials have just started for the first drug to treat premenstrual dysphoric disorder, a debilitating condition still ignored by some doctors.
Everything I Learned at a Workshop About Loving Your Period
"Eine Frau, die ihren Körper kennt, ist eine kraftvolle Frau", sagt die Kursleiterin.
A Common Antidepressant Might Be the Key to Relieving Extreme PMS
There's an entire medical field around reproductive health and psychiatry, but doctors say the helpful treatments have yet to be fully accepted by mainstream medicine.
This Is Why You're So Anxious During PMS
There are lots of things to consider when it comes to stress and your period—including hormones, diet, and mental health in general.
Some Indian Women Are Quietly Cancelling Their Periods, and It’s Empowering
While we’ve been conditioned to believe that a monthly period is a sign of good health, women actually have a choice to give up on menstruation. We meet some Indian women who’ve made that choice.
We’re Finally Starting to Take Women’s Hormones Seriously
A new wave of books about women's bodies looks set to turn 'that time of the month' from a punchline to properly understood reality.
The Truth About the 'Pope Rule' and the Seven Day Contraceptive Pill Gap
Was it really to appease the Pope?
Being Hormonal Is Actually A Good Thing
What we consider 'hormonal' is actually a sign of higher intelligence.
Could Weed Help Treat PMS?
Some women puff-puff-pass on the Midol, finding pain relief in cannabis instead.
We’d Know More About PMS if Researchers Spent as Much Time on It as ED
Is PMS biological or "cultural?" This mystery deserves boner-caliber research too.