by Komal Garewal | Jun 9, 2016 | All Maxim Hygiene, Culture, Menopause, Menstruation, Pregnancy, Sex
The vagina is “not just a sex organ at all, but a powerful mediator of female confidence, creativity and the sense of the connections between things,” writes Naomi Wolf, summarizing her book, Vagina: A New Biography. Her recent work explores the concept of...
by Komal Garewal | Jun 1, 2016 | All Maxim Hygiene, Menstruation, Parenthood
Although the word men is in the word menstruation, men and other transgender individuals with gender-fluid identities have largely been excluded from the topics surrounding periods. It’s understandable as the common misconception is that only women deal with...
by Komal Garewal | May 20, 2016 | All Maxim Hygiene, Culture, Menstruation
Every girl. Everywhere. Period. That’s the Days for Girls (DfG) motto because all over the world, young girls are forced to miss days of school each month due to irregular, unsustainable, and inadequate menstruation management. Girls use leaves, mattress...
by Komal Garewal | Apr 27, 2016 | All Maxim Hygiene, Culture
Earlier this year, in the spirit of our #FierceWoman icon of the year, Malala Yousafzai, we set our intention for 2016 to be Exercising Your Feminine Voice and encouraged our readers and ourselves to ask how we would use that voice to create positive change. We wanted...
by Komal Garewal | Apr 6, 2016 | All Maxim Hygiene, Culture, Menstruation
Poly Cystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS) is not only the leading cause of infertility in women, but also the culprit behind symptoms such as irregular periods, severe abdominal pain, rapid weight gain, depression, anxiety, excessive hair growth, increased testosterone...
