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Does pineapple actually change the taste of your vagina?
Body

Does pineapple actually change the taste of your vagina?

A few years back, social media mogul Kim Kardashian posted an Instagram of herself holding a can of pineapple juice with the caption “Google the benefits of pineapple juice.” She was alluding to a surprising yet common belief that drinking pineapple juice can make your vagina taste sweeter — one she’s not alone in. 

April 12, 2023 • 3 minutes

Our fave foods for a healthy vagina
Body

Our fave foods for a healthy vagina

Keeping your vagina happy and healthy all starts with how you nourish your body. Our diet is one way to help manage the all-important microbes and hormones that keep our reproductive systems balanced and thriving. Here are a few key ingredients to maintaining healthy reproductive organs.

Mar 16 • 2 minutes

UTIs and Urine Culture: What to Know
Body

UTIs and Urine Culture: What to Know

When your doctor asks you to pee in a cup at your yearly physical, it’s likely for a urinalysis. Urinalysis is more routine than a urine culture and tests for things like urine color and appearance, chemical findings, and microscopic findings. Urinalysis have a higher risk of contamination yielding inaccurate results.

Mar 13 • 3 minutes

Why do the ingredients in period products matter?
Vaginas, etc.

Why do the ingredients in period products matter?

Have you ever thought about how many period products we use? It’s estimated that one person will use up to 16,000 tampons (or pads) in their lifetime. That’s a lot of periods! So why aren’t we extra critical of the quality of our products, and what ingredients are in them?

Feb 24

Can drinking alcohol cause a UTI?
Vaginas, etc.

Can drinking alcohol cause a UTI?

You may know about the negative health impacts of alcohol on your heart, liver, and kidneys, but there are other impacts on your bladder and bowels that can lead to unintended consequences. One of these consequences can be a urinary tract infection (UTI).

Jan 25 • 4 minutes

Why do I keep getting yeast infections while trying to conceive?
Pregnancy

Why do I keep getting yeast infections while trying to conceive?

While conception and yeast infection may almost rhyme, they certainly do not go well together. If you’re trying to get pregnant, you may get yeast infections more frequently. Let’s find out why that can happen and what you can do about yeast infections while trying to conceive.

Jan 24 • 3 minutes

The Stix guide to your first vaginal infection
Guides

The Stix guide to your first vaginal infection

Dealing with your first vaginal infection? Here's everything you need to know.

Oct 18

Symptoms of gynecological cancers
Vaginas, etc.

What are the common symptoms of gynecological cancers?

While gynecological cancers are uncommon, understand your risk and what signs to look for.

Apr 1

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