Adrienne Santos Longhurst

Birth control efficacy varies. We’re not just talking between methods. We’re also talking about other variables, like where you are in your cycle and whether you’re using it exactly as directed — like to a T.

You’ve probably heard all the hype around silk pillowcases being better for your skin and hair. Turns out that satin — silk’s just as slippery but slightly more affordable cousin — has beauty benefits, too.
Read on for the lowdown on these luxe-feeling pillowcases. We’ll tell you what they can do, how they work, and why they work.

Hands up if your first leg-shaving experience looked nothing like a pink and sparkly razor commercial, but, rather, it was a hurried and kinda bloody mess with your dad’s razor behind a locked bathroom door.
Your shaving skills have probably improved since then. But we’ll tell you how to master a next-level, holy-crap-that’s-smooth shave.

Adrienne Santos-Longhurst, writer for The Greenest (thegreenest.com)

Adrienne Santos-Longhurst is a Canadian freelance health and lifestyle writer.

She writes a lot about sex and drugs, yet surprisingly no rock ‘n roll. When she’s not busy poring over research studies or interviewing medical experts, you can find her belting out terrible renditions of classic love songs to her pack of geriatric dogs or trying her hand at DIY—which she’s gotten pretty good at -- thankyouverymuch.

CBD, which stands for cannabidiol, is everywhere. It’s in teas, topicals, gummies, oils, beauty products, candies…literally if you can imagine it, someone has infused it with CBD. But what exactly does CBD stand for?

Along with pain, anxiety, and insomnia, nausea is another ailment many people hope CBD can help with. But can you actually use CBD for nausea? Can it help alleviate some of its most difficult symptoms?

Let’s look at what exactly CBD and nausea are and see what the science says.

With a name like “crush,” you’d think it’d be crushingly (ha!) obvious that you have one. But when it comes to feelings, things are rarely black and white.
A crush usually refers to romantic feelings for someone that go unexpressed. Thing is, crushes don’t have to be romantic at all.
Christie Kederian, PhD, a psychologist and licensed marriage and family therapist, explains that crushes aren’t always romantic in nature. But they do reveal a desire to connect with another person on a deeper le...

Ever had your kid (or dog) saunter into the room with one of your sex toys in hand (or mouth) in front of company?

Had the TSA agents in hysterics when your monster dildo revealed itself at security?

Do you have your BFF on standby to clear out your goody drawer ASAP should you meet an untimely demise?

These discreet sex toys are for you, you, you...

Stop apologizing for wanting to inhale some chocolate and chips with a side of tacos just before your period.
Period cravings and hunger are real and there are reasons — legitimate, scientifically proven reasons — why you and a lot of other period-having folks want to eat all the things before your period...

The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) recommends changing your pad at least every 4 to 8 hours, but that’s just a very general range.
How often you change your pad depends on your flow, the type of pad you use, and what feels most comfortable.

Yes! Yes! Oh, yes! Sex really does help relieve migraine attacks in some people.
But keep your knickers on, and don’t go throwing out your stash of Excedrin just yet. There’s a little more to it than just banging migraine away.
Based on what we know so far, it appears that migraine attacks and cluster headaches can be sexed into submission in some people.

Tu ciclo menstrual se cuenta desde el primer día de tu último período hasta el comienzo del próximo. Tu período se considera irregular si demora más de 38 días o si la duración varía.
Los períodos irregulares pueden tener varias causas, desde desequilibrios hormonales hasta afecciones subyacentes, y tu médico debe evaluarlos. Aquí te decimos las posibles causas y sus síntomas.
El embarazo puede hacer que pierdas el período o veas manchas en tu ropa. Otros síntomas del embarazo temprano pueden...

The menstrual cycle lasts from the first day of a person’s period to the day before the next period arrives. To an extent, it is normal for someone’s cycle length to vary from month to month.
The Office on Women’s Health (OWH) suggest that the average menstrual cycle lasts 28 days. However, a 2019 study found that the average cycle length is a little more than 29 days.
In this article, we will look at what a normal period is, causes of a long or short cycle, and how someone can track the regu...

Oh yeah — period poop is totally a thing. Thought it was just you? That’s probably because most people don’t get into their monthly bouts with loose stools that fill a toilet bowl and stink up the place like nobody’s business.
But just because they’re not sharing doesn’t mean it isn’t happening.
For the record: A change in the consistency, frequency, and smell of your poop during your period is very common. We’ll get into all that and other doozies, like how to keep your ta...

Irregular periods can have several causes, from hormonal imbalances to other underlying conditions, and should be evaluated by your doctor. Here’s a look at the possible causes and their symptoms...