Let’s take a mental trip back to seventh-grade health class. When you got to the unit on menstruation, you probably learned that people with uteruses typically get their periods once a month or so—but ...

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How in tune with your menstrual cycle are you? Thanks to growing awareness around how the female body works during the monthly hormonal process—and more ability to track changes in the body, be that ...