In recent years, there has been significant public alarm over the increasing cases of stealthing (i.e., removing a condom covertly during sexual intercourse without the other party’s consent or knowledge).…
Researchers may have found a way to slow down ovarian aging by using a cheap immunosuppressant typically used to treat tumors and kidney transplant patients. A new small study conducted…
This article is sponsored by Incyte. Lisa was compensated for her time participating in the interview. For Lisa, life with vitiligo was a roller coaster of emotions. Navigating nonsegmental vitiligo — a chronic immune condition that causes depigmentation, or white patches, on the face and body — was challenging at times. Living with a visible…
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, SheKnows may receive an affiliate commission. No one likes to be surprised by their period, but there’s something especially terrible about it when you’re a teen. It’s that familiar sinking feeling: realizing it in the middle of class, calculating how…
As told to Jacquelyne Froeber January is Cervical Cancer Awareness Month. I was standing in the checkout line at Walmart when my phone rang. It was my gynecologist. “Karen, your Pap test came back abnormal — you need to come in for a biopsy,” she said. I sighed. Here we go again. Eighteen months earlier,…
For those of us who menstruate, unexpected periods are basically a universal experience. Even if you track your cycle down to a T, sometimes your body just decides to switch things up — and those are always the days you don’t have any spare period products on hand. Wouldn’t it be nice if every public…
I grew up in Michigan and moved to Alabama after college. It was hard to leave my family and friends, but we promised to meet up every May in Louisville for the Kentucky Derby. I looked forward to that weekend all year. I spent months finding the perfect dress and floppy hat and made a…
Jenna Dewan is a mom of three, and she clearly loves it. As the Step Up star recently said of her youngest, Rhiannon, who turned six months(!) old in December, “I still just stare at you and can’t believe I’m lucky enough to call you mine. The way you seem to make everything better and…
In late 2011, Dana Walker knew something was wrong when she kept getting winded walking up a small hill from the parking garage to her office. She was also getting unusually exhausted after sparring during tae kwon do practices. “I would be completely out of breath, and my mouth would be very dry, so I…
February 28, 2025 is Rare Disease Day. By definition, “rare” means uncommon. Unusual. Words you typically don’t think of when you’re thinking about your health. But living with a rare disease is a reality for a lot of people. Rare diseases affect 400 million people worldwide and 30 million people in the U.S. That means…
