contraceptive pill

July 28, 2025 0 Comments

Your cycle affects your… brain

What’s the link between your menstrual cycle and your brain? More than you might think: your brain is, after all, controlled by hormones. This is how your hormonal cycle affects your brain. (…)

Body & Mind

January 29, 2023 0 Comments

On my period, but also pregnant?

It is 2023 already, but there still are some persistent period myths. So, can you get pregnant on your period? Yes of course you can. Menstruation is no contraceptive. (…)

Facts & Figures

April 19, 2022 3 Comments

Menstruating in space

NASA’s latest class of astronauts is 50 percent female. Just like other women, female astronauts menstruate. What exactly happens when you have your period in space? How do you deal with menstruation on a mission to Mars. (…)

Facts & Figures

August 26, 2020 0 Comments

CTRL+ALT+DEL

Is menstruating still necessary? It’s also possible to delete your periods with hormonal contraception. A lot of women do this, sometimes even without knowing. Here’s how. (..)

Body & Mind

September 26, 2016 0 Comments

Pills & Periods

Back in the 1950s, the contraceptive pill was first presented as medication against painful periods. Temporary infertility was called just a side-effect. Soon loads of women were complaining about painful periods.

Body & Mind

June 16, 2016 0 Comments

Could I have a bleeding disorder?

Heavy blood loss during your menstruation? It could be due to a bleeding disorder. Dr. Marieke Kruip, hematologist at the Erasmus Medical Centre Rotterdam (The Netherlands), believes this connection still isn’t acknowledged enough. (…)

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