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Earth Month Starts in the Bathroom: How to Choose More Sustainable Period Care

Earth Month Starts in the Bathroom: How to Choose More Sustainable Period Care

Earth Month often brings big conversations about waste, climate, and responsibility. But some of the most meaningful choices we make are much smaller and much closer to home. I was raised to pay attention to how things are made, how...

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How the Menstrual Cycle Works, And What Your Body Is Telling You Each Month

How the Menstrual Cycle Works, And What Your Body Is Telling You Each Month

Understanding how the menstrual cycle works goes far beyond knowing when your next period is due. Every month, your body moves through a carefully timed sequence of hormonal shifts that affect your energy, mood, skin, digestion, and fertility. Most of...

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How to Talk to Your Daughter About Her First Period: A Guide for Girl Dads

If you're a dad wondering how to talk to your daughter about her first period, you're already doing something right — you care. And honestly, that's half the battle. Puberty can feel confusing and emotional for both of you, but...

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How to Track Your Cycle and Care for Yourself

How to Track Your Cycle and Care for Yourself

Each phase of your menstrual cycle brings subtle shifts in your mood, energy levels, appetite, and even how your skin and digestion behave. Knowing how to track your cycle and understand the changes happening in your body helps you stay...

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Understanding Periods - Signs of your first period, don't freak out

So you just had your first period. Yay! Congratulations, welcome to womanhood. You must have a lot of questions. I’m Peace Chukwu, a medical doctor with lots of experience helping young girls and women understand their bodies with clarity and confidence.  I'll try to answer some of your questions.

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What’s in Your Period Pad?

What’s in Your Period Pad? Aishwarya Santosh, 2025 When ingredient sections and packaging are filled with jargon that’s hard to understand, it makes choosing health-related products that may go in or on your body nearly impossible. How will you decide...

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Your Power to Empower

Your Power to Empower

Introduction: The Power Within Every woman carries immense power—power to create, to nurture, to lead. At OVO™, we believe that this power begins with self-care and extends outward, transforming lives and communities. “Your Power to Empower” is not just a...

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Bleeding into the Earth: Microplastics and Menstrual Waste

Bleeding into the Earth: Microplastics and Menstrual Waste

You stand in the aisle of a grocery store, surrounded by boxes plastered in pretty packaging with big, bold labels like “organic,” “sustainable,” and “eco-friendly,” but you know that your most trustworthy source is on the back of the box....

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