For most women, there is no avoiding the menstrual cycle. From your first period, it becomes a regular part of life, which is why it's important to understand what's happening with your body.
Menstrual Cycle, defining luteal phase
Luteal Phase: Physical Effects and Describing Emotions
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Period Cramps: Relief When Pain Feels Unbearable
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Why Am I Spotting Before My Period?
Advantages of Using a Menstrual Cup
All About Menstrual Cups: Why They Are Used Instead of Pads and Tampons
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How SSRIs Affect Periods
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Can Having Sex Delay Your Period?
When is Ovulation after Your Period?
When Ovulation Occurs in the Menstrual Cycle
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Can Medication Affect Your Period?
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Everything to Know About Menstruation
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Nausea During Periods: What Is Normal and What Is Not
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Why is My Period Blood Brown?
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Causes of Diarrhea During Your Period and How to Manage It
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Timing of First Period After Baby
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What Is Seed Cycling?
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Why Is My Menstrual Cycle Getting Shorter?
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Missed Period and Gassy Stomach: What You Need to Know
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Hot Flashes Before Period: What You Need to Know
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What Causes Vaginal Itching Around a Period?
SIMLE COLUMNAR CILIATED EPITHELIM--lining the UTERINE
All About the Endometrial Lining
Understanding Ovulation Pain
Ovulation Pain and Relief Options
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17 Foods to Eat on Your Period
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Signs of Period Coming: Patterns Before Bleeding Starts
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Why Are My Period Cramps So Bad All of a Sudden?
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Why Period Poops Happen and How to Deal With It
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Comparing Different Medicines for Period Cramps: What’s Strongest?
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What Causes Cramps but No Period?
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Stop Period Pain Immediately: How to Take Care of Yourself
Luteal phase
Can Somebody Explain What the Luteal Phase Means?
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How to Tell If Your Rash Is Toxic Shock Syndrome
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Can You Get Pregnant While on Your Period?
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How Period vs. Early Pregnancy Cramps Feel
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Implantation Bleeding vs. Period: How to Tell the Difference
Can a Man Get an Infection from Period Blood
Can a Man Get an Infection From Period Blood?
Spotting
Spotting vs. Period
Symptoms of a Post-Menstrual Yeast Infection: A woman shops for medication at a store
Yeast Infection After Period: Causes and Treatments
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Severe Period Cramps: Why You Feel Faint and in Pain
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Exercise and Your Menstrual Cycle
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Understanding Estrogen’s Effects on the Body
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Facts About Your Period: Bathing, Sex, Pregnancy, and More
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5 Things Women Need to Know About Diabetes and Their Period
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Body Changes During the Menstrual Cycle
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How To Use a Tampon
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How Long Does a Period Last?
Menstrual Blood
What Can the Color of Period Blood Mean?
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Sex On Your Period: Is It Safe?
Tampon and Calendar and feminine products
Hormones and Your Menstrual Cycle
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Staying Clean During Your Period
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What Is Progesterone?
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The Endometrium and Its Role in Reproductive Health
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How to Remove a Stuck Tampon
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Why Swimming During Your Period Is Both Safe and Recommended
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6 Common Questions About Your First Period
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What Teen Girls Should Know About Having Periods
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What Are the Symptoms of Having Your Period?
Tampons
What Light, Regular, Super, and Other Tampon Absorbencies Mean
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What Can Affect Your Period
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How Weight Gain and Weight Loss Affect Your Period
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Irregular Bleeding and Spotting That Isn’t a Period
Dysfunctional Uterine Bleeding
What’s Considered Dysfunctional Uterine Bleeding?
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Pamprin vs. Midol for Menstrual Symptoms