One night in November, Madi Swegle was making dinner when her period cramps started to come on — and they were intense. At first, the 24-year-old labor and delivery nurse just thought it was a bad ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." For most uterus owners, periods are a monthly occurrence as regular—and annoying!—as rent. And between ...

A labor delivery nurse’s TikTok about her rare menstrual experience is going viral. Madi Swegle, who lives in in Iowa, took to the video sharing platform on Nov. 23 with a PSA. She said that her ...

You know sexual health education is a problem when even nurses are stunned by their bodies during menstruation. In a viral TikTok video, Iowa-based nurse Madi Swegle described her experience with a ...

Have you ever heard of a decidual cast? The answer for a lot of people will most probably be ‘no’, but if you’re a person who has periods, it’s well worth cluing up on. A decidual cast is essentially ...

As anyone who menstruates knows, getting your period isn’t always fun. At 28, having had plenty of experience with cramps, mood swings, and bloating, I thought I’d learned about most of the unpleasant ...