Menstruation - xoJane

Eight Reasons You Should be Psyched To Get Your Period

Julieanne — Fri, 11 Jan 2013 10:00:00 -0500

I have menstruating on the brain, friends!

College Paper Columnist: Ew, Menstruation is Gross!

s.e. smith — Wed, 05 Dec 2012 17:00:00 -0500

Corrigan’s column appears to have been an attempt at satire, but the fact that he’s an incredibly shitty writer means it fell far short of the intended goal. Instead it just reads like a string of misogynist jokes glued together with flapping noises from his butt cheeks.

I'm Lost Without My Period App

Stephanie Kaloi — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 14:00:00 -0400

I downloaded the app under the guise that it would inform me about the workings of my body and I'd know even more about myself. Instead, I'm even more disconnected.

Compelling Reader Comments of the Week: Period Edition

Madeline — Sat, 01 Sep 2012 15:00:00 -0400

Comments are like cake-- absolutely necessary and oh-so nutritious.

I'll Try Anything Once: The Mooncup

Taylor — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 18:00:09 -0500

The Mooncup is a silicone cup that you insert into your hoo-ha whilst menstruating and instead of pulling it out and tossing it away when you're done, you actually empty the cup and reinsert it.

Why Do I Become a Walking Vagina the Week Before My Period?

Emily — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 12:00:09 -0500

Preparing to shed my uterile lining is apparently the biological equivalent of some sweet Barry Manilow tunes and a bottle of Peach Boone's Farm.

It Happened to Me: I Got Toxic Shock Syndrome

Molly Katchpole — Fri, 16 Sep 2011 12:00:07 -0400

I obsessively change my tampons now. I tell women to SLEEP IN A GODDAMNED DIAPER IF YOU HAVE TO. I never want any woman to have to go through that.

If You're Old Enough to Have A Girlfriend, You're Old Enough to Deal With Her Period

Emily — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 11:02:21 -0400

Man up and handle our monthly flow.