Women’s Health

From periods to puberty to the power of the everyday woman, Intimina’s got you covered when it comes to your intimate health. We believe all women have the right to accurate, sex-positive information on their bodies. Wondering what’s up down there at any stage of life? Here you’ll find all the basics – plus lots of enlightening extra details – on growing up and growing older as a modern, health-savvy female.

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Cervical Screening Awareness Week 2019 – Are You Due for a Checkup?

While it feels like July is all festivals, road trips and free slurpees at 7/11, there’s something else important that you should mark down on your calendar – Cervical Screening Awareness Week. Taking place from July 10 – 16, this is the week to get hip to HPV and other risks for your cervical health…

When You’re Not in the Clear – Common Urinary Health Issues and How to Spot Them

Women's Health June 17, 2019June 17, 2019 Colleen Godin

Ah, the familiar tingle as you tinkle. Time for another fun spin with your old friend, UTI! Urinary-related infections are extremely common, especially for those of us with a urethra next door to a vagina and anus. The proximity of the urethral opening to the places out of which we defecate or sexually penetrate makes…

Period Taboos Survey [INFOGRAPHICS]

Women's Health | Menstruation May 29, 2019May 31, 2019 INTIMINA

Three in four women think the tampon tax should be eradicated, according to new research. A study of 2,000 women who have had periods examined the taboos and lack of communication surrounding menstruation and found that 67 percent think taxing feminine products is a form of sexism. Unfortunately, while women have to pay for their…

What Exactly is IVF?

Women's Health | Pregnancy May 23, 2019 Lane Baumeister

If you read our guide to egg freezing, then you know that the process of doing so to extend your fertility will eventually involve IVF – or, in vitro fertilization. If you’re wondering what exactly that means, then you’ve come to the right place! What is IVF? In vitro fertilization is a process by which…

What to Expect When You’re Not Expecting – Common Side Effects for New Birth Control Takers

Women's Health May 9, 2019May 9, 2019 Colleen Godin

Just getting started on your birth control journey? Congrats on taking a big step for your health and future family! These days, there’s no shortage of pill options, and things can get a bit confusing when you’re trying to balance your new daily medication routine while keeping a close eye on all the potential side…

What Exactly Is ‘Egg Freezing’ – and Is It Right for You?

Women's Health April 24, 2019April 29, 2019 Lane Baumeister

You may have heard about egg freezing before, but not know what it actually entails. Unlike sperm, eggs are much more difficult to extract and preserve, but it could be an option that’s right for you when it comes to family planning. What is Egg Freezing? Egg Freezing (different from embryo freezing) is a process…

Celebrate World Health Day!

Women's Health April 7, 2019April 10, 2019 Lane Baumeister

World Health Day? Sounds right up our alley! While we can get pretty focused (read: obsessed) with intimate health concerns, we’re actually all around health nuts, especially when it comes to global health issues. This April 7th holiday centers on exactly that – and here’s what it’s all about. What is World Health Day? You…

Healthy Body, Happy Vagina – Caring for your V at the Gym

Women's Health April 4, 2019June 17, 2019 Colleen Godin

Hitting the gym is the easiest way to stay fit for city dwellers and those who prefer the air-conditioned comfort of the indoors to sweating it out on a hiking trail or running under the hot sun. We already know working out -however you choose to do it – is fantastic for your body and…

Meet the OG of Outstanding Period Protection – Lily Cup

Women's Health April 2, 2019April 17, 2019 Lane Baumeister

When we first launched Lily Cup Classic, it was the very first cup that you could roll as thin as a tampon for insertion, which was the push a lot of people needed to give up tampons for good! Of course, we now makea wide range of cups that can collapse, or be kept in during sex,…

We Did It #WhileBleeding – Women’s Rights Throughout History

INTIMINA talks! | Women's Health March 29, 2019April 10, 2019 Colleen Godin

What have women done throughout history #whilebleeding and without equal rights? While your history books might gloss over women’s contributions, take it from us: it if weren’t for women, we’d still be living in the political stone age. With fewer rights than men and stuck in stereotypical roles – some by law! – women had to navigate…

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