Let’s start with the reality too many people live with: period cramps aren’t just “a bad tummy ache.” Dysmenorrhea can feel like a vise squeezing your lower abdomen, pain knifing into your back and thighs, a steady throb that steals focus, sleep, and joy. Some push...
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Perspectives on Menstruation from Different Cultures
After reading a strange story in the Huffington Post about a maid who was charged with putting her period blood in her employer’s coffee, it got me thinking about the ways periods and women are conceptualized in various cultural contexts. Some traditional healers and...
Your Vagina’s Sexual Health
Vaginas often have minds of their own and they can be quite naughty. Whether it’s dealing with an out of whack period cycle, psyching out about an itch, or falling for a hottie when your brain is warning you against the said-hottie, vaginas love causing stress. I’m...
Child Marriages and the Risks to Girls’ Health
At the end of April, many Indians celebrated a holiday called Akshaya Tritiya, a day considered to be so auspicious that marriages occur in mass. Both an economically efficient and culturally holy day, Akshaya Tritiya is a day when many young girls are married off in...
Fierce Woman of the Month: Nina Yousefzadeh aka “Penicillin Girl”
Nina Yousefzadeh, or as her friends call her – “Penicillin Girl,” is our feature "Fierce Woman" for the month of May. A fierce woman as we define it is a woman who sees the beauty and potential in places of hardship and suffering. Nina is May’s celebrated woman...
Spring Time Hikes! – Enjoy the Earth and Stay Fit
In honor of this lovely Spring time weather, we at Maxim Hygiene, wanted to dispense some knowledge and inform you healthy ladies about the best hikes in this great country of ours. Exercise should be part of your regular diet, but why not try and plan a great way to...
Earth Day 2012: A Year for Women to Come Together to Mobilize the World
April 22nd is Earth Day. Earth Day is ignored by many, but it is one of the awareness days that is gaining momentum and importance with each passing year. By 2050, the world population will have surpassed 9 billion people. The UN estimates that 7.9 billion of those...
Vaginal Ultrasounds: Current Trends in State Legislation Concerning Reproductive Health
The past few months have been witness to a flood of legislation concerning women’s access to reproductive health – funding for birth control and contraception has been debated and vaginal ultrasounds have been used as a tool to limit the number of abortions. In fact,...
Fierce Woman of the Month: Megan Coss
When perusing through the shelves of a market do you ever wonder how and who decides what products are worthy of valuable shelf space? As the Green Feminine Hygiene Queen, I get to travel the world meeting with buyers from all walks life who have the power to make...
Happy Easter with some PETA facts
Easter is just around the corner... And, some of you may be expecting the Easter Bunny to be hopping around the corner with some Easter eggs. We at Maxim Hygiene are all about Body, Earth, and Health matters. While we care about your body and only choose all natural...
Did you know March was Endometriosis Month? Wait, what’s Endometriosis?
Endometriosis is still a fairly unknown illness, and yet – it affects at least 6.3 million women and girls in the United States. So, why haven’t most people heard of it? The most common symptoms of endometriosis are commonly confused with the side effects of getting...