CLEMENTINE BLOG

What are bacterial vaginosis and candidiasis?

Both situations are quite common in women and look somewhat similar, but as it turns out they are very different, and have very different treatments. So, what are each of them?

Endometriosis is a painful condition that affects around 10% of menstruating women. What is it, is it contagious, does it have a cure? Read on to know more.

You must have heard of endometriosis, a very painful condition that is estimated to affect around 10% of all women of reproductive age all over the world. You’ve probably heard of the horrors of suffering endometriosis, but do you know what exactly it is?

Pre-Menstrual Syndrome, or PMS for short, is something that affects many women in the whole world, of all ages. Check out all you need to know about PMS.

Most women have felt it at some point, some more intensely than others. Pre-Menstrual Syndrome is not an illness, but it can be very disruptive of someone’s life and should be taken seriously.

Virginity is a quite subjective concept that has different meaning and importance in different cultures. Because of that, there are a lot of myths and misconceptions around it.

Virginity is a term associated with sex and sexuality. It is somewhat difficult to define, as it has slightly different meanings in different cultures. For many people, losing one’s virginity means having penetrative, vaginal sex for the first time. For others, it includes more forms of sexual interactions. For the sake of this conversation, let’s adopt the wider definition of virginity: being a virgin implies not having had sexual relations.

Body shaming is the act of ridiculing, mocking and humiliating someone based on their appearance. You have probably heard about fat-shaming, but body shaming is much more than that. People get humiliated and criticised (straight-up bullied, even) for being overweight, underweight, normal weight, short, tall, for being disabled, for being “ugly”, for being “too pretty”, for having freckles, beauty marks or any recognisable characteristic… The cycle of abuse just doesn’t stop – and we, as a society, need to put an end to it.

However, there is something even more hurtful than body-shaming someone: it is body shaming ourselves. Unfortunately, this self-hate is very internalised and even normalised, that it goes by almost unnoticed. Girls and women all ages have historically been the main targets of this form of abuse and self-hate. As you surely are aware.

In many cultures throughout history, the Sun is considered masculine and the Moon is considered feminine. Maybe because of that, all-things-women have been associated with the moon phases, like mood, behaviour and periods. And since the lunar phase period is close in length to the average menstrual cycle, it is no wonder that the menstrual cycle and the moon have been thought to be tightly linked. But is that the case?

One of the most sensitive topics to all vagina bearers is vaginal odour. This stems from a deep-rooted societal prejudice and ignorance and is certainly augmented by all the commercials about scented intimate soap, perfumed pads, or even weird (and dangerous) trends like douching and vaginal steaming.

Know 5 DOs and DONTs of feminine vaginal wash, and keep your vagina healthy!

The truth is every vagina has a scent – that’s how it always has been, and how it always will be – but not every smell is natural. In fact, some vaginal odours might indicate infections or other problems. Jump on and let’s talk about vaginal odour, what to expect and what to watch out for.

Stress impacts all your life, from your mental wellbeing to your physical health. Can it also affect your cycle? Know the connection between stress and periods.

Stress is a natural response of the body, much like a survival mode. However, the problem is that people are experiencing more and more stress, to increasingly more serious levels. In fact, the WHO has classified stress as a health epidemic, and burnout will effectively enter the WHO list of illnesses in 2022.

Your period is so heavy that you dread having it. We get it, and we got you. Check some tips and tricks on how to deal with heavy periods.

Some women are lucky to not only have low flow periods, but also to not have any menstrual pain or mood swings. Some others, not so much. In fact, many of us deal with very heavy periods and, painful or not, they can be a real pain to handle. But fear not! We collected some tips – by women and for women – on how to make dealing with your heavy periods easier.

First Period: it’s time for “the” talk

Having a teen or pre-teen daughter comes with one inevitability: the period talk. Let’s talk about first periods and how to prepare young women.

A daughter’s first period is a moment every mother both fears and awaits with expectation. It makes the growth of your daughter a real thing, and it is maybe the realisation that your daughter is not a baby anymore.

But how to approach this subject? How to talk to your daughter about this? We understand the difficulty mothers might feel in talking to their daughters about menstruation, but we also know that this is a talk that needs to be had.

Read on and see some tips on how to talk to your daughter, niece, or younger sister, about her first period.

Have yourself a Merry Sustainable Christmas

Christmas is just around the corner and we think this is the best time of the year to show love. But not only for people, for our planet too. Check out some tips to have a sustainable Christmas.

Everyone longs for a white Christmas, but if that is not possible, we can have at least a green one. In the very season of love, compassion, and empathy, why not have a bit more love, compassion, and empathy for our wonderful planet? A sustainable Christmas is just what we need.

Know your flow: how to figure out your period flow

Do you struggle when buying menstruation periods because you don’t really *know* which is your flow? Read on to know if you have heavy, medium, or light flow, or something in between.

First of all, we’d like to preface that there is no magical formula to “figure out” a woman’s period flow. Just like women, periods and period flows are very different. This task, of knowing your period flow, is more of a trial and error.