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Ask Me About My Uterus
Ask Me About My Uterus

Essays, interviews and research about women’s health, menstruation, endometriosis, PCOS, PMDD, menopause, miscarriage, identity, infertility and more. Edited by @abbymnorman

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The Interview with Clue’s CEO, Ida Tin

The Interview with Clue’s CEO, Ida Tin

Clue, a smartphone app for tracking your menstrual cycle, is changing how we relate to our periods. The app allows us to quantify our…
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Abby Norman7 hrs ago
A Shot in the Night: Period Timing

A Shot in the Night: Period Timing

You wake up in a pool of blood.
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Chachi Bobinksyesterday
Teaching Young Women to Say Yes to Sexual Pleasure
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Teaching Young Women to Say Yes to Sexual Pleasure

Originally published at Our Bodies, Our Blog In February, President Obama proposed a 2017 federal budget that strips all federal funding…
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Amie NewmanApr 2
A Shot-By-Shot Examination of the Always Infinity Ad

A Shot-By-Shot Examination of the Always Infinity Ad

A Shot-By-Shot Analysis of the Always Infinity Ad For the past few months, I have been transfixed by the ad for Always Infinity, a new…
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amy o'connorMay 9, 2015
I Posted a Picture of Menstrual Blood. Now People Want Me Dead?

I Posted a Picture of Menstrual Blood. Now People Want Me Dead?

It started like this:
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Louelle DenorAug 30, 2015
This Disease Affects 1 in 8 Women. So Why Aren’t We Talking About It?

This Disease Affects 1 in 8 Women. So Why Aren’t We Talking About It?

I started my period this morning.
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Ashley PattersonMar 19
An Open Letter To Neil deGrasse Tyson on The Small Matter of Painful Sex

An Open Letter To Neil deGrasse Tyson on The Small Matter of Painful Sex

I am writing this not to call you out or shame you. In your field of study I can’t imagine you have any reason to know about dyspareunia.
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Abby NormanMar 12
#Triggered: When Vaginal Pain Causes Trauma Flashbacks

#Triggered: When Vaginal Pain Causes Trauma Flashbacks

All things considered: my uterus has been pretty good to me.
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Nicole TavaresMar 14
What If Female Characters Menstruated?

What If Female Characters Menstruated?

I feel like Olivia Benson would totally be into the Diva Cup.
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Abby NormanFeb 26
A Hidden Side of Homelessness: Periods

A Hidden Side of Homelessness: Periods

While rifling through the file of How Homelessness Makes Everything Just That Much Harder, we can now add periods. Vice’s Broadly vertical…
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Jenna SteckelDec 28, 2015
Katie’s Endometriosis Story

Katie’s Endometriosis Story

I guess my story starts when I was three years old. I was diagnosed with having Vitiligo.
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Katie C.Mar 24
Menstruation Nation: America’s Report Card

Menstruation Nation: America’s Report Card

Period news is so hot right now, but how do we score on progress for women’s health?
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Lauren SchulteJan 5
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