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5 Things to Make The Perfect PMS Easter Basket

5 Things to Make The Perfect PMS Easter Basket

Eggs are all around this time of year…that means the chocolate Easter ones...but let's not forget about the ovarian ones too! Since you may be in i...

Skin and Your Cycle: How Hormones Affect Your Complexion Throughout The Month

Your menstrual cycle is lots of fun; mood swings, cramps, bloating, and as if that wasn’t enough… your skin flares up while on your period. Not eve...

7 Symptoms You May Not Realise Are Related To Ovarian Cancer

Ovarian cancer is thankfully very rare; it makes up only around 3% of cancers in women, but just like with all conditions, having an awareness of t...

Post Menstrual Syndrome Is Real Too

You’ve most likely heard of Premenstrual Syndrome, but now it’s time to meet PMS’s tardy and oh-so-frustrating cousin, POST-Menstrual Syndrome. Tha...

Hormonal Contraceptives: What Are Your Options?

Time to get clued up on birth control! Hormonal contraceptives work for a lot of people, but like most things they have their downsides, so it’s al...

Endo Feels: What Endometriosis Feels Like, and How to Tell If You Have It

Endometriosis is a chronic disease and can be, for some, incredibly painful and debilitating. If you are a woman who has suffered from any sort of ...

Let's Talk About The Goop Lab Episode On Vaginas

It’s not often you hear about the inner workings of the vagina talked about openly on TV, and it’s certainly not often you see a real live woman ha...

A Vagina-Friendly Underwear Guide

What’s a vagina gotta do to get a little comfort?! Not only does our menstrual cycle shake things up for our vagina each month, but when it comes t...

Menopause: Myths, Symptoms and How To Prepare At Any Age

Don’t mention the M word! It’s what every woman dreads, or so we’re told, but why? When you’re young, you tend to believe that all those hot flushe...

Sexy Cycles: How Your Menstrual Cycle Can Affect Your Sex Life

*Fans face* Heavens! Period sex? Yes, we’re going there today. You may think the only time your menstrual cycle affects your sex life is during tha...

Am I Fertile? How To Gain Information About Your Fertility

Whether you are trying to conceive at the moment or not, you may be wondering if you will be able to get pregnant, now or in future. There are many...

Let’s Fight Period Poverty Together

Period Poverty comes and goes from the mainstream media, but the problem still exists; millions of girls around the world lack access to sanitary p...

Bladder Bother: Understanding Postpartum Incontinence

We’re all about embarrassing body issues here at Yoppie, especially the ones that no one else wants to discuss. One that’s usually kept hush-hush i...