A tale of two pills #Periodically 8

This post is a long time coming. I could've written it over a year ago, before my uterus was even giving me gip. I've hesitated because I think it's a dangerous subject. There is no doubt that hormonal contraception has offered billions of females around the world more control over their bodies than our predecessors…

The menstrual cup is disgusting – until it’s not #Periodically 7

Sorry mum - you're really going to hate this one. It's your least favourite topic my large repertoire of vaginal related discussion - the menstrual cup.  I started reading articles and blogs, even watching vlogs, about people with uteruses' experiences with menstrual cups probably about a year ago, when I began to get a period…

Conversations with others that shouldn’t have happened #Periodically 5

In my last blog, I talked about conversations with my doctors that I'm not convinced were fair. Today, I want to talk about conversations I've had with my nearest and dearest. They are an incredibly supportive bunch, but a few things that have been said to me over the last year really demonstrate how entrenched…