Menstrual Blood Is Having a Moment
When it comes to medical diagnoses and health markers, period blood is something of a superpower. We should leverage it.

When it comes to medical diagnoses and health markers, period blood is something of a superpower. We should leverage it.
Birth control gave women control over their bodies, their careers and their futures. A cultural campaign against the pill risks rolling all this back.
When my daughter was married last month, we bypassed everything extravagant, opting instead for a wedding built on friends, community and love.
Little has changed in the way we bring humans into the world since the popularization of the cesarean section in the 1960s. It’s 2025. What is going on?
Amid a parenting mental health crisis, it helps to remember that whatever private hell you might be feeling, you’re likely not alone.