Motherhood is a miracle, but in the first few weeks after giving birth, many women will suffer from hormonal imbalances that can cause or exacerbate depression and anxiety. Feeling sad, empty, anxious or disconnected from your baby isn't abnormal -- many physicians...
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 the brain...
Femininity. It is an endless journey and today, we're taking you on a small biochemical tour of vaginas to help answer - What's with the smell? From when we gain an awareness of ourselves as girls to the reflective moments we have as cute or cranky old ladies, we...
Ana Mayer is the Co-founder of Ovatemp, a company that provides an easy to use ovulation predictor kit for smart phones. At Maxim, you know we're always exploring the theme of taking control of our health through a diverse means of empowerment, like using essential...
As women, I’m sure a number of us have heard the criticism or at least are aware of the stereotype that we’re more emotional, cry on the job, have mood swings, so on and so forth. And the truth is our female brain is wired differently than the brains of our male...
If last month's Fierce Woman of the Month, Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney, got to know the work of this month's Fierce Woman of the Month, Holly Grigg-Spall, we are certain she'd be spearheading the introduction of another similar bill to Congress, like the Robin...