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7 Symptoms You May Not Realise Are Related To Ovarian Cancer

7 Symptoms You May Not Realise Are Related To Ovarian Cancer

Ovarian cancer is thankfully very rare; it makes up only around 3% of cancers in women, but just like with all conditions, having an awareness of t...

Hormonal Intelligence: Understand Your Menstrual Cycle's Patterns

Periods tend to hog all the attention when talking about our monthly cycle. They’re a bit like the demanding boss of the menstrual phases. I mean, ...

Post Menstrual Syndrome Is Real Too

You’ve most likely heard of Premenstrual Syndrome, but now it’s time to meet PMS’s tardy and oh-so-frustrating cousin, POST-Menstrual Syndrome. Tha...

Hormonal Contraceptives: What Are Your Options?

Time to get clued up on birth control! Hormonal contraceptives work for a lot of people, but like most things they have their downsides, so it’s al...

Endo Feels: What Endometriosis Feels Like, and How to Tell If You Have It

Endometriosis is a chronic disease and can be, for some, incredibly painful and debilitating. If you are a woman who has suffered from any sort of ...

Let's Talk About The Goop Lab Episode On Vaginas

It’s not often you hear about the inner workings of the vagina talked about openly on TV, and it’s certainly not often you see a real live woman ha...

A Vagina-Friendly Underwear Guide

What’s a vagina gotta do to get a little comfort?! Not only does our menstrual cycle shake things up for our vagina each month, but when it comes t...

Menopause: Myths, Symptoms and How To Prepare At Any Age

Don’t mention the M word! It’s what every woman dreads, or so we’re told, but why? When you’re young, you tend to believe that all those hot flushe...

Sexy Cycles: How Your Menstrual Cycle Can Affect Your Sex Life

*Fans face* Heavens! Period sex? Yes, we’re going there today. You may think the only time your menstrual cycle affects your sex life is during tha...

Am I Fertile? How To Gain Information About Your Fertility

Whether you are trying to conceive at the moment or not, you may be wondering if you will be able to get pregnant, now or in future. There are many...

Let’s Fight Period Poverty Together

Period Poverty comes and goes from the mainstream media, but the problem still exists; millions of girls around the world lack access to sanitary p...

Bladder Bother: Understanding Postpartum Incontinence

We’re all about embarrassing body issues here at Yoppie, especially the ones that no one else wants to discuss. One that’s usually kept hush-hush i...

Clues In The Hue: What Does The Colour Of Your Period Blood Mean?

Have you ever noticed the rainbow of different colours that can emerge from your vagina during your period?! Paying attention to these can be benef...