Period & Bleeding

5 Foods that help with period cramps

From eating fresh fruit to adding oily fish to your diet there are a number of dietary changes you can make that may help you manage painful periods. Read on to discover more food that helps with period cramps, plus some other tips to make menstruation less of a headache…

Period & Bleeding

What is breakthrough bleeding?

A common symptom of hormonal birth control, breakthrough bleeding is a type of irregular bleeding or spotting that’s typically lighter than a period. Join us as we dive deeper into this type of spotting, including its causes and some tips on how to treat and manage breakthrough bleeding.

Period & Bleeding

Why do I crave chocolate on my period?

It’s the last few days of your cycle and your period is about to start. Do you go to check the snacks cupboard to make sure there’s chocolate in the house? It’s pretty common to crave sugary or salty food before or during your period. But why does it happen? And is it good to eat chocolate on your period? In this article, we’ll dive deeper into these food-related urges, and why it’s so common to crave chocolate on your period.

Period & Bleeding

When will I start my period after giving birth?

As your body recovers from giving birth, there are many things that might feel new and different from how they were before, both mentally and physically. After having a break from periods during pregnancy and postpartum, you might be wondering when your period will come back, and what to expect once your cycle returns again. Join us as we take a closer look at what happens to periods after pregnancy.

Period & Bleeding

12 period products through history

For as long as humans have existed, we’ve had periods. But have you ever wondered what we used to absorb the flow before pads and tampons were invented? While today, there’s a choice of convenient and easy-to-use period products, some weird and wonderful things have been used in the past! Join us as we journey back through time and look at what's been used throughout history, and how these solutions evolved into the menstrual products we know today...