HeySis · Articles
Articles about phases, your body and self-care
Not sure if this is normal?
Could I be pregnant?
Let's calmly walk through it, no judgement
Late period
Let's calmly figure out the next step
Severe period pain
Let's see if it's normal cramps or a reason to see a doctor
Very heavy periods
Let's check the signs clinicians look at
Discomfort during sex
Let's gently figure out what's going on and what helps
Unusual discharge
Let's see if it's normal variation or worth a check
I feel unwell
Let's see if it's cycle-related and what to do
Bleeding between periods
Let's see if it's normal or worth a check
Burning when you pee
Let's see if it's an infection and what to do
Cycle phases
Menstrual phase
How much bleeding and pain is common, and what really helps in the first days
Follicular phase
What your body does after a period, and why not everyone gets a lift
Luteal phase & PMS
Why your mood and body change before a period, and what really helps
A map of your cycle hormones
Why your mood and dates shift, and how much of that is really hormones
Fertility
Ovulation & fertile window
Which days you can get pregnant, and how your body hints that ovulation is near
Basal body temperature
What a morning thermometer shows, who needs one, and why it's always a step behind
Discharge across the cycle
Why your underwear is never spotless, and what discharge says about your cycle
Ovulation tests
When to start, how to read the lines, and what a test can't tell you
Symptoms
Period pain
What really eases cramps, and when pain is a reason to see a doctor
Why your breasts hurt before a period
Where the soreness comes from, what eases it and which changes to get checked
Bloating before your period
Why your jeans suddenly feel tight, how much that water weighs and what helps
Headaches and your cycle
Why headaches follow your cycle and what helps
Blood colour and clots
Why blood changes colour, and which clots are nothing to worry about
Breakouts before your period
Why your chin breaks out on schedule and what actually helps
Health
Irregular cycle: is it normal?
How much variation is usual and when to see a doctor
Stress and your cycle
Why a hard month can make your period late
When to see a doctor
What can wait for an appointment, what needs a doctor today and when to call an ambulance
Late period? Don't panic
A step-by-step plan when your period is late
PMS: tears, anger and “period flu”
Why the days before your period can feel so rough, and what helps
Heavy periods and iron
How to tell it's too much, and why it can leave you tired
Endometriosis: when pain isn't normal
How this pain differs from ordinary cramps, and how to get answers
PCOS: what it is and what next
How it's diagnosed, what helps and what it means for pregnancy
Thrush, cystitis and toxic shock
How to tell them apart, what helps at home and when to get help fast
Two periods in one month
How to tell a short cycle from bleeding worth checking
Do periods really sync?
Where the story came from and why your dates still line up now and then
How to delay your period for an event
What works, when to ask a doctor, and how to prepare if you'd rather not
Lifestyle
Food and your cycle
Why you get hungrier before your period, and what food helps
Exercise and your cycle
How movement eases period pain, and when training throws your cycle off
Sleep and your cycle
Why sleep goes wrong before your period and what helps
Pads, tampons & cups
What to choose, how often to change, and sleeping with a tampon
Menstrual cup: how to start
How to put it in, take it out and stop worrying
Swimming, baths and your period
Which family rules about water and sport you can safely drop
Chocolate, coffee and your cycle
Why you crave sweets before your period, and whether coffee is off-limits
Travel, flights and your cycle
Why your period shifts when you travel, and how to pack for it
Work, study and your period
Getting through an exam or deadline on a rough day, and what to tell your boss
Sleeping with a heavy period
How to stop leaks, get some sleep and know when it's not about the pad any more
Running, yoga and your cycle
Why the same run flies one week and drags the next, and how to plan around it
Sex & relationships
No shame
Your first period
What it looks like, what to pack and how to tell an adult
Leaks: what to do
Cover it, wash it out, and be ready next time
Period shame
Where the awkwardness comes from and how to ask for help calmly
Discharge: what's normal
Your underwear doesn't have to be spotless: what's usual and which changes to get checked
Your first gynaecologist visit
What happens in the room, what you can ask for and how to get ready
Your gut on your period, honestly
Why you poo more on your period, whether constipation comes first, and what helps
Tampons and “virginity”
Using tampons before sex, and why they can't get lost
Your daughter's first period
When to expect it, how to talk about it and what to pack