On My Homemade Episiotomy

When I was six years old I had a freak accident and gave myself, as my mother later put it, “a homemade…

How a Silicone Cup Changed My Periods Forever

I used to hate my period.

I remember when I first started menstruating at 15. It arrived one day, uninvited and unwanted, at a friend’s house, where I grumpily stuffed my underpants full of toilet paper before making a hasty…

Today is my Birthday. I Spent It Vomiting in A Final Exam

The Womb Giveth. The Womb Taketh.

I still have the picture. Every now and then it pops up in my Facebook feed.

I Tried It: A Menstrual Cup

While I was in New York last week, I stopped by Whole Foods (as I always do — love you, Whole Foods!) and…

Lonely Taboo

Why is the thing that causes us excruciating pain considered taboo?

Mother Eff’n BC

For women, it is expected that we take caution when it comes to our reproductive system. Why? Probably because women are the ones…