Periods - xoJane

Did I Ever Tell You About The Day I Forgot To Insert My Tampon?

Christiana Mbakwe — Tue, 21 May 2013 14:30:00 -0400

I concluded, long after the events of that awkward day, that being embarrassed is overrated.

It Happened To Me: I Got My First Period At Disneyland -- When I Was Nine

Cristina Schreil — Sat, 18 May 2013 15:00:00 -0400

My shocking discovery in a Main Street, U.S.A. bathroom launched me into a lifetime of looking back at my shortened childhood.

Amanda Palmer's Got Nothing on Me: This is the Real Worst Poem Ever From My Freshman Year of College Journal

Emily — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 12:00:00 -0400

It's a feminist poem about my period.

It Happened to Me: I Wore Discontinued Paper Underwear During My Adolescent Periods

Jen Ray — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 17:00:00 -0400

Do you remember Kotex Personals Protective Panties? If you don't, that's okay, because I'm pretty sure that my mom was the only person who bought them.

14-Year-Old Me: Revisiting The "Party Girl's Diary 2001"

Natalie — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 13:30:00 -0500

My 14-year-old self would totally kill me right now.

My Menstruating Vagina Stunk Up the Office, or the Most Embarrassing Thing to Ever Happen to Me, Like Ever

Mandy — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 18:30:00 -0500

It's okay. I wasn't planning on getting a date again ever in my life anyway!

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.

SLASHER MOVIE IN MY PANTS: Gabi’s Spooky First Period PLUS A Halloween Playlist!

Gabi Rivera-Morales — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 16:00:00 -0400

In celebration of my seven-year period anniversary, my dad’s birthday (hi, dad!) and all things strange and Halloween-y, I’ve prepared the perfect creepy, crawly playlist. Join me as I recount MY LAST MENSES STORY, I PROMISE.

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.

Drugstore Addiction Part Three: Blackhead Wars and Deteriorating Health Edition

Gabi Rivera-Morales — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 10:00:00 -0400

Skin problems, period-induced meltdowns and the magical drugstore buys that just might help take the edge off.

LESLEY'S LIST: Five Happy Discoveries Keeping My Life Sunny as the Weather Turns Colder

Lesley — Fri, 12 Oct 2012 13:00:00 -0400

Yes, I am hugging a uterus.

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.

YOU'RE BLEEDING, THIS MIGHT HELP: My Own Personal Period Survival Kit

Lesley — Wed, 29 Aug 2012 14:00:00 -0400

Is it Shark Week where you are? Have you fallen to the Communists? Are there other clever period euphemisms I'm forgetting? Let's discuss what gets us through this magical time, shall we?

Michelle Tea: My Eggs Are Busted

Michelle Tea — Tue, 21 Aug 2012 15:00:00 -0400

Every now and then something surges inside me and I think, that’s a feeling. But then it goes away.

Should You Surf The Crimson Wave In Shark Infested Waters? Perhaps We'll Never Know.

Helena — Fri, 17 Aug 2012 18:30:15 -0400

Because who among us will paddle board off Seal Island to see?

YOUR MONTHLY: What Do You Prefer to Bleed On? (Or in? Or whatever.)

Lesley — Wed, 23 May 2012 12:00:38 -0400

What, you've never dropped a tampon into a glass of water just to see what would happen?

I've Got Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder: Here's How I Deal With It

Meghan O — Mon, 21 May 2012 12:30:21 -0400

You can't win a fight against your own body, friends.

Notes From the Assistant: Attack of the Gynecologist!

Bryan — Sun, 15 Apr 2012 20:34:44 -0400

This past week has brought my lack of knowledge (and my embarrassment level for said lack of knowledge) for the inner workings of your parts down there to light.

Michelle Tea: Don't Leave Your Spermy Bowls in the Sink

Michelle Tea — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 11:00:59 -0500

My period comes and now it’s a tragic thing, when it comes people say "I’m sorry" -- which on the one hand feels like a bit of justice. But now of course my period signifies dashed hopes.