Betterdays
Period and pelvic wellness, science, stories, and more.
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Herbal Tea for Period Relief: A Brief History and How-To
Herbal tea has been used for centuries to help with all sorts of health concerns. For many people, herbal tea can be a powerful ally for period relief. This blog post will explore the history...
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What is The Vaginal Microbiome and How To Keep It Healthy
One of my favourite things to talk about is the vaginal microbiome! I learned about it a few years ago when I was on my health journey to understand why I always had yeast infections. Literally,...
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How Queer Period Sex Changed My Relationship to Period Pain
It wasn’t until a couple of months in that I realized, instead of the instant and crippling anxiety I felt in anticipation of the pain that always followed the beginning of my period – I was thinking about sex. About pleasure. About loving my body. About being loved. That’s when everything changed.
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My Journey with Transness and Endometriosis
When I was a teenager and first started experiencing menstrual pain, it was explained to me as an unavoidable part of “womanhood”. As I got older, I distanced myself both from the idea of womanhood and it’s unexplainable suffering that seemed to be carelessly attached to the sentiment.
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