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How long do periods last?

Two days, four days, eight days, sometimes three days, sometimes ten days… Talking to many menstruators over the past few years has taught us that there's no one way to get your period. We all have...

Everything you need to know about birthday period

Birthday period is the name given to bleeding that occurs in some pregnant people at the very beginning of pregnancy, during the first trimester. Birthday rules are “rules” in name only. Generally...

Relieve your period pain

With the arrival of each of your menstrual cycles, it's the same: you writhe in pain, are exhausted, insult the whole world and feel like you are no longer the same person. Menstrual pain , also...

Dysmenorrhea: Understanding and relieving painful periods

Some of us are unlucky in this regard: periods can be a complicated, difficult time, accompanied by a great deal of pain. In fact, it's the leading cause of school absenteeism among teenagers and w...

Why is masturbating during your period beneficial?

The libido has reasons that reason ignores. While some menstruators don't even consider having sex during their period because they find it dirty or it's painful, others have a libido that explodes...

Heavy periods: causes and how to manage them

Every menstrual cycle, you lose a lot of blood. You envy women who can get through their periods with two tampons: you fill them in two hours! Congratulations: you have heavy periods , or even h...

Understanding everything about the different period flows

Menstruation is a natural phenomenon for people with a uterus. However, its functioning still raises many questions. It's common to wonder about the "normality" of one's flow. From light spottin...

Which period tracking app should you choose?

Whether you're looking to better understand your menstrual cycles, know your period dates, avoid pregnancy, or conceive a baby, menstrual cycle tracking apps can help. They allow you to calculate t...

How to Deep Clean Your Period Panties

Ah, period panties! Those wonderful companions that offer us comfort and serenity every month. But like all good things, they deserve special care to help us perform at our best. Wondering how to ...

Taming your periods with naturopathy

Today, we are taming phase 1 of the hormonal cycle : menstruation or the menstrual phase. Day 1 to Day 6 (also called winter). We hibernate, we rest. mood It is a phase of introspection, of con...

Amenorrhea: Understanding Absence of Periods

Who has ever felt a certain anxiety when their period is late in arriving? (raise your hand!) When you have sex with men and one month you don't have your period on the normal date, you immediately...

Relieving period-related leg pain is possible!

Menstrual cramps, migraines, and even chest pain are among the most common symptoms just before and during your period. But among these many symptoms, leg pain is also common. Your legs swell, feel...

A short guide to survival during periods of summer menstruation

So that you can all enjoy your summer swims, including those who do not tolerate tampons, we detail the latest "new products" and the little extras that allow our private parts to have a good summe...

Say goodbye to your back pain during your period

That's it, you feel your period coming, you're starting to feel lower back pain. The sensation is unpleasant, even embarrassing. What can you do? How can you relieve this pain? Don't worry, this ar...

Why do I get UTIs during my period?

UTI and periods: what you need to know You know the drill: your period arrives and a few days later, you get a burning sensation when you urinate. This isn't bad luck; it's a very common phenomenon...

How to bathe when you have your period?

These are questions we often ask ourselves as teenagers, when we have just had our first period and we have to go to the swimming pool with school, but also to those who have never had the opportun...

I have my first period, what should I do?

Your body has been changing for the past few months. Hair has been appearing on your pubic area and under your armpits, and your breasts are gradually growing. And maybe for the first time today, y...

4 Steps to Ease Intimate Dryness Before Period

While the increase in estrogen during ovulation promotes vaginal lubrication, progesterone also increases, sometimes leading to vaginal dryness before menstruation. Vaginal lubrication is not well-...

I feel depressed: is it because of my period?

Among the different symptoms linked to the imminent arrival and menstruation, we find a range of mood fluctuations, from irritability to anxiety through depressive episodes. Nice, isn't it? If you ...

Is it normal to have thick periods and what to do?

Menstruation is a natural phenomenon that most women experience every month, but it can vary considerably from woman to woman and even from cycle to cycle. Among the various characteristics of m...

Diaper return: everything you need to know about the return of periods

The return of menstruation is the return of your period after childbirth. Often associated with the return of fertility—your menstrual cycle has resumed and you can get pregnant again—it can raise ...

Fatigue and periods: how are they linked and how to respond?

Among the many symptoms that affect women just before and during their periods, we find, very regularly, fatigue. The latter has several explanations, such as difficulty sleeping during your period...

Your menstrual cycles will no longer hold any secrets for you

As a menstruating person, menstrual cycles are often essentially reduced to the occurrence of periods. We know our periods, their duration, their flow, and the solutions to respond to them. But we ...

Pregnancy and sexuality: everything there is to know, without taboo!

Pregnancy is an intense period of upheaval, for our body, in our body, in our mind. It is therefore not surprising that upheavals occur during these nine months and in particular, sexuality. If pre...

How do menstrual panties work?

Are you wearing period panties and wondering how it's possible to feel dry while bleeding? Or maybe you're hesitant to buy some, but want to understand how these period panties work to give you ...

5 things to know about endometriosis

Because this gynecological disease affects more than 10% of women in France, and its impact on the lives of sick people is sometimes enormous, here are 5 points on endometriosis to help you underst...

Which hygienic protection to choose?

With so many menstrual protection products available on the market, choosing the menstrual protection that best suits your body, lifestyle, age, and beliefs can be challenging. In addition to th...

How long do period panties last?

In just a few years, menstrual panties have become THE menstrual protection beloved by menstruating people. Practical, comfortable, pretty: they have won our hearts! However, and particularly becau...

Sanitary Pad Allergies: Causes, Solutions, and Treatments

Sanitary pads, also called menstrual towels, are the first protection we use as young women. Particularly easy to access (in terms of cost but also of use and relationship to the body), sanitary pa...

How long does a menstrual cycle last?

There's a widespread misconception that a woman's normal menstrual cycle lasts the length of a lunar cycle: 28 days. But what's the reality? What is the normal length of a menstrual cycle? Is there...

Why does my menstrual cycle change and go wrong?

You regularly track your menstrual cycle. You know the length of your menstrual cycle, the length of your period, feel your ovulation, and discern the symptoms of your PMS. But recently, you've not...

Why do you have short menstrual cycles and what to do?

For centuries, the female menstrual cycle has been considered aligned with the lunar cycle: 28 days of cycle. However, many of us do not adhere to this ideal. If the average length of the menstrual...

Menstrual panties or sanitary napkins, what's the difference?

Do you know how many times we menstruate during our lifetime? We menstruate about 500 times , between our first period (usually between the ages of 11 and 14) and the transition to perimenopause. ...

Menstrual protection, which one to choose? Tampons and cups

Last week, we focused on the difference between sanitary napkins and menstrual panties, both external protections. Today we are going to talk about internal protection, namely tampons and cups. ...

How stress impacts your fertility

“You're too stressed.” “You're making yourself sick stressing yourself out like this.” “You need to let go of your desire for motherhood: you'll see, the day you relax, it will come by itself.” If ...

Brand of menstrual panties: comparison, opinions and advice

Hello, I am Jennifer, one of the co-founders of Gapianne, in charge of finding the best nuggets for your intimacy . Today, I share with you a piece of personal experience that may resonate with y...

When the desire is very small

The very first reason for consultations in sexology is none other than the drop in libido, the drop in desire which affects between 35 and 52% of women. Surrounded by injunctions to "3 nights a wee...

Why period panties will change your life

What does "Taking control of your privacy so you no longer have to endure it" mean? At Gapianne, we wanted to give women the opportunity to find the solution that suits them best. This doesn't mean...

Find a flat stomach after childbirth

The postpartum belly can be a touchy subject for some moms. The postpartum period is a unique and transformative time in a woman's life. It's the time when you gave birth to a miracle of nature, bu...

How to calculate your ovulation date?

Whether you're trying to better understand your body or are considering pregnancy, knowing your ovulation period and tracking it is particularly interesting. But how do you calculate your ovulat...

What are the signs of fertility?

Whether you're planning a baby or trying to get pregnant, you're probably wondering if you're fertile . There are two parts to answering this question. First, you need to know if you're able to con...

Help, I have vaginal odor, what should I do?

For the past few days, your vaginal discharge has had a peculiar odor. Different from the smell you know. You feel like it smells bad, that your vagina smells bad , and that you smell bad. Don't wo...

Why do you have long menstrual cycles and what to do?

Beliefs die hard: since time immemorial, it has been assumed that women's menstrual cycles aligned with the lunar cycles of the moon. The perfect menstrual cycle lasted 28 days. Except that the rea...

Help, I don't want to make love anymore!

Libido corresponds to sexual desire. It is the urge to make love, the urge that arises, physically and mentally, to engage in sexual behavior. It manifests itself by thoughts, a feeling of heat in ...

Bacterial vaginosis: symptoms and treatments

You have vaginal discharge with a strange consistency and color, your vulva and discharge smell of sulfur or rotten fish, you have itching in the vulva or vagina… All of these symptoms are clear: ...

Recognizing the symptoms of PMS and pregnancy

Summary Why can PMS symptoms be confused with pregnancy? So, PMS or pregnancy? What to do if you are unsure about a possible pregnancy? Why can PMS symptoms be confused w...

Pre-menopause and Menopause: what is the difference?

A woman's life is marked by milestones (and many milestones!) and the period leading up to menopause, called pre-menopause (or perimenopause) is one of them. Pre-menopause and menopause are natu...

What is nest spotting?

In the days following fertilization of an egg by a sperm, one in three newly pregnant women may experience a few drops of blood . This is called implantation spotting, also known as implantation bl...