Month: November 2024

  • Hormonal Birth Control vs Natural Methods: What’s Best for You?

    hormonal birth control vs natural methods

    Choosing how to manage your fertility is a deeply personal decision. When it comes to deciding between hormonal birth control vs natural methods, it’s normal to feel overwhelmed or uncertain about which method suits your needs, goals, and lifestyle.  Women have been managing their fertility since time began, using knowledge passed down through generations to […]

  • What Are Fertility Awareness Methods?

    What are fertility awareness methods

    The Fertility Awareness Method (FAM) is more accurately referred to in the plural – Fertility Awareness Methods (FAMs). It’s an umbrella term for several techniques of observing and charting physical signs of fertility which offer a natural approach to understanding your body and menstrual cycle. With these methods you can learn to identify the fertile […]

  • Period Syncing in Close Knit Groups of Women: Myth or Reality?

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    Period Syncing: mysticism, science, and the magic of close female relationships Is period syncing real? A quick google search yields a quick and easy result; allegedly there’s no scientific basis to the commonly held narrative that women’s cycles synchronise when they live in close proximity. Why, despite no substantial evidence, do women themselves often hold […]

  • Period Pain Is Not Normal, But Can We Talk About It Differently?

    Does it help when we say 'period pain is not normal?

    Is Period Pain Not Normal? Rethinking our language around health, pain and the wisdom of the cycle The phrase “period pain” paints a myriad of experiences in one brush stroke. For example, not all period pain is a sign of an underlying condition like endometriosis. Pain is a message, but not a one-size fits all […]