A study of over 200,500 women who had a hysterectomy for non-cancerous reasons found an increased risk of death in women under 50 years of age when the ovaries and fallopian tubes were also removed during the surgery. The same association was not found in women over 50.
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If you’ve been on social media in the past few years, you’re probably familiar with the term “body positivity.” The movement is best known for promoting self-confidence and love for your body despite its flaws. Though well-intentioned, body positivity can seem unrealistic to those who feel like loving their body is out of reach.
As a result, some advocates have adopted the approach of “body neutrality.” This mentality challenges the notion of body positivity and involves taking your body out of the centre of your self-image by instead focusing on the way you feel. Here’s what you need to know about body neutrality as an alternative to body positivity.
WTF? Vagisil is targeting teen girls for having smelly vulvas
The safest way to clean your vulva is with water.
As if teen girls don’t already have
a complicated relationship with their ever-changing bodies, Vagisil is marketing a new product to make them feel even worse and create shame.
Vagisil, the company that makes washes and wipes for women’s “intimate” areas, has launched a new line called OMV!, aimed specifically at teenagers. Its star products the “All Day Fresh Wash” and “No-Sweat Wipettes” are apparently meant to rid young women of, among other things, their “period funk.”
It’s long been known that products aimed at cleaning and removing odours from women’s vulvas are completely unnecessary at best, and potentially dangerous at worst. “Your