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Understanding Ovulation Pain: What Every Girl and Woman Should Know

Did you think menstrual discomfort only occurs during the bleeding phase? For some, this is true. For others, it can be another added layer of discomfort through the fertile phase of the cycle, otherwise known as ovulation. Now, this may come and go without a trace other than the fertile cervical fluid that is produced. […]

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Reclaiming Breastfeeding: Empowering Black and Brown Girls Early

At Scrub Life Cares, our mission is rooted in health equity, cultural pride, and generational healing. As we honor World Breastfeeding Week, we’re lifting up a conversation that too often gets left behind: how we talk to young girls, especially Black and Brown girls, about breastfeeding—and how early exposure can shape a future of empowerment

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Raising Body Literate Children: How I’m Teaching My Children About Their Bodies Without Shame

I remember being in fourth grade, maybe 10 years old, sitting in a dimly lit classroom while one of our teachers fumbled through a video about “becoming a woman.” It wasn’t new information to me, I’d heard just enough from my mom to know that one day I’d be fertile and that was that. Between

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Endometriosis 101: What’s Normal, What’s Not, and How to Speak Up

You’ve probably heard that periods are supposed to hurt; the pain is normal because someone might have told you it is. Maybe someone told you to just pop an ibuprofen, use a heating pad, and power through. But what if your cramps feel like someone is stabbing you from the inside? What if you’re so

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