Health

People Are Making Funny Jokes About Periods Because, Guess What, They're A Never-Ending Nightmare
"Saying ‘I’m bleeding from my vagina’ instead of ‘I’m on my period’ so men will get uncomfortable and leave me TF alone."

People With Vaginas Are Sharing Their Experiences With "Vabbing," And We Must Discuss This Right Now
"Vagina" + "dabbing" = "vabbing."

Add Pregnant People With Cancer To The Ever-Growing List Of Reasons Why Abortion Access Is Essential For Healthcare
"If we value life, let us value all life. Not everyone who is pregnant can carry that pregnancy without compromising their own health."

This Guy Cheated On His Girlfriend After She Gave Him One Of Her Kidneys, And It's Honestly Too Much
"I really thought I was going to spend the rest of my life with him and loved him so much that I saved his life."

Here Are Tips And Pointers On How To Discuss Abortion Rights And Body Autonomy With Your Children, Directly From Experts
Experts agree that before you even involve your kids, there's one very important thing to do first.

After Years Of Painful Sex, This 23-Year-Old Mom Discovered She Was Once Given A "Husband Stitch" Without Her Consent
"I, quite frankly, was in total shock."

A Doctor Just Declined To Prescribe This Patient Their Arthritis Treatment Because It Could Hurt A Fetus That Doesn't Even Exist
"Disabled people who can become pregnant deserve the right to not be in pain."

This Teen Faints Over 6 Times A Day And Makes Vlogs About It, And It's An Eye-Opening Look Into The Life Of Someone With Multiple Chronic Illnesses
"I faint over six times a day every day, and I haven't gone a day without fainting in over three years now."

"Not Your Incubator," "This Is Not Democracy," And 25 More Powerful Protest Signs From This Weekend's Demonstrations For Abortion Rights
"I shouldn't have less rights than my grandmas."

I Had An Abortion And Here's What It's Really Like, From Pushing Through Protesters To Getting A Numbing Shot In My Vagina
As a patient faced with an appointment log, I couldn't find first-person stories about what actually happens on the table — so I wrote one.

People Who Have Had Abortions Are Sharing Why They Never — Not For One Second — Regretted Their Decision, And It's Powerful
"I wasn't unsure or scared. I didn't have doubts or wonder if I was doing the wrong thing."

First, She Was Turned Away From Horseback Riding Because Of Her Weight, Then An Employee Taunted Her Online: Here's Everything About Remi Bader's Ranch Visit
"It has become normal for me to have to accept the body-shaming...and it really just gets exhausting."

"We Do A Terrible Job Educating Women About Their Bodies": This Doctor Is Opening Up About Vaginal Prolapse And Just How Common It Is
"Almost every patient I see tells me how much they wished they knew [vaginal prolapse] could happen to them."

This Woman Was 28 Before She Realized She'd Never Had A Full Orgasm Before, And It's Actually A Pretty Common Issue
"It never seemed to match up to how people spoke about them in movies or TV shows."

"The Doctor Said, 'What? I Barely Even Touched You'": People Are Sharing Their Rude And Unprofessional Encounters With Doctors
"I bawled my eyes out when I left there."

"I Felt Disposable": A Woman Shared How She And Other Students With Disabilities Were Treated During A School Emergency, Saying Protocol Needs To Change
"I felt disposable."

I Went To Celeb Dermatologist Dr. Dendy To Get Preventive Botox, And This Is What Happened, How Much It Would Cost, And Everything You Need To Know
Wrinkle zappification in full effect...

People Who Accidentally Woke Up Mid-Surgery Are Sharing What Happened, And I Truly Have No Words
"I woke up during a gastric bypass surgery in 2001. I couldn't hear anything and knew my eyes were taped shut. It was the worst pain of my life — nothing has ever come close to it."

This Physical Therapist Is Going Viral For Showing Us Constipated Travelers How To Finally Poop While On Vacation
"I've been on vacation for five days, and I haven't pooped yet."

People Who've Had Serious Misdiagnoses Are Revealing What Happened When They Saw A Doctor, And It's Absolutely Heartbreaking
"Once I finally got my diagnosis, I wanted to throw the test results in my doctor's face."

"It Should Not Hurt To Get A Pap Smear": This Midwife Went Viral For Her Pain-Saving Pap Smear Tips, And It's A True Relief
"Pay attention, because this is what you need to do to make sure that your next annual exam goes smoothly."

This Life Coach Went Viral For An 8-Minute Nap Hack That'll Have You Falling Asleep Instantaneously, And People In The Comments Are Impressed
"We all go through days where we need a quick pick-me-up but don't have the time for a two-hour snooze."

Shay Mitchell Opened Up About "Not Feeling Like A Glowing Goddess" During Her Pregnancy, And It's An Important Conversation
"It's okay to actually not feel amazing."

27 Things We Learned Over Zoom With "Pretty Little Liars" And "Dollface" Star Shay Mitchell
"As long as things feel right to me, and I can look at myself in the mirror at the end of the day, I'm good. Everything you do is going to be criticized, and you’ll be criticized 10 times more when you're a mother."

Aussies Are Comparing Australia’s Healthcare System To The USA And Wow, I Never Realised How Big The Difference Is
"I can't imagine living with the constant anxiety of whether I could afford basic healthcare."

People Are Revealing The Brutally Honest Reason Why They Never Want To Have Kids, And I Never Considered Some Of These Before
"The average birth costs like $40k without complications. Decent daycare near me is $1400 a month. That alone is crippling."

16 Nightmarish — But Real — Stories From People's Experiences At Child Fat Camps
"I spent 3 days at fat camp before I convinced my mom to bring me home, or I was going to literally hurt myself there."

This Menstrual Pad Hack Is Going Viral, And It's So Simple I Can't Believe I've Never Thought Of It Before
"I was finding that no matter how I placed my pad, I could never get the coverage and protection I needed for my heavy days."

This Woman Opened Up About Having "Hourglass Syndrome" — A Disorder That Results From Sucking In Your Stomach Too Much
"If it isn't the consequences of my mother and grandmother's actions."

“I Don’t Regret Having My Son, But I Regret What I’ve Given To Him By Having Him Later”: Women Who Waited Until An ‘Older’ Age To Have Kids Are Sharing Their Stories
"Sometimes things don’t end up the way you always thought they would — but that does not have to be a bad thing."