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Everything You Need to Know About Period Acne and How to Treat it

Diane Shipley /

Updated more than a week ago

Premenstrual symptoms are a delight, aren’t they? As if mood swings, breast pain, exhaustion and migraines weren’t enough, period acne (typically along the jaw or under the chin) can be another charming sign that your period’s about to arrive.

BUSTED: 5 Period Myths That Are Somehow Still A Thing

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Menstruation happens. Period. For many people it’s a regular occurrence that necessita...

It's Totally Normal to Be Tired Before Your Period. Here's Why.

Diane Shipley /

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You’re just going about your business, feeling fine, and then a few days before your pe...

MG Asks: Does Smoking Cigarettes Affect Your Period?

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While it's no secret that smoking cigarettes can negatively impact your health, did you know that smoking can also affect your period? Because it can.

Understanding Premenstrual Dysphonic Disorder (PMDD)

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PMS is horrible, that's the truth. And for some people it's much more extreme than for others. Premenstrual Dysphonic Disorder (PMDD) is a severe, sometimes disabling extension of PMS.

5 Foods to Help Alleviate Your PMS Symptoms

Janine Kelbach RN /

Updated more than a week ago

Eating can feel like the only solution when you're curled up in a ball, wondering when the hellishness will subside. Happily there are some foods that actually do help alleviate your PMS symptoms.

Real Talk: That Time my BFF Had an Intervention for My Terrible PMS

Corinne Collins /

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I have terrible PMS. So much so that my best friend had to intervene. I remember the day well; it went something like this:

3 Simple Tricks to Avoiding the PMS Blues

Corinne Collins /

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While not every crisis is foreseeable, knowing how to manage PMS symptoms can help to make a smoother, less stressful transition into having your period:

All About Period Bloating and 8 Ways to Decrease it

Jessica Lollino /

Updated more than a week ago

It’s 8 pm and you are meeting your friends for a lovely bit of nosh. Unfortunately, your jeans are not cooperating.

MG Asks: Do You/Would You Smoke Weed to Help With Your PMS?

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To get some real answers, we asked some of our lady friends what they thought about smoking weed to help with PMS.

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