by Women's Health | Jun 14, 2018 | Health
Consider the word vagina. It’s often used to describe your ever-elusive lady parts as a whole, but it’s actually a misnomer: Your vagina’s technically inside of your body (that’s why an gynae has to use a speculum to see it); what many women...
by Women's Health | Jun 14, 2018 | Health
Hanli Prinsloo can hold her breath for six minutes! It’s not a superpower she was born with, but rather a skill she’s developed during her long career as a freediver – that’s someone who spends time below the ocean’s surface without scuba...
by Women's Health | Jun 14, 2018 | Health
Rubbing your arms like you’re doing the chicken dance but nothing gives? Heads up: it could be a sign of an allergy, or something else. Here, some of the reasons your armpits itch. The Usual Suspects Fragrances from soap, laundry detergent, or dryer sheets are...
by Women's Health | Jun 14, 2018 | Health
Most important meal of the day or totally fine to skip? Debatable, apparently. Either way, here’s what happens when you do. YOUR MUSCLES Thanks to overnight fasting, your muscle glycogen levels are at their lowest when you wake up. Hit the gym early and research shows...
by Women's Health | Jun 12, 2018 | Health
On some level, you already know that genital herpes is super-common and not at all a death sentence (for you or your sex life)—but all of that knowledge tends to go out the window when you see bumps in a place where bumps should not be. It’s not something...