Ovulation is one of those words that most men associate exclusively with pregnancy planning. Either you’re trying to have a baby and ovulation becomes very important very quickly, or you’re not, and it seems irrelevant. It’s not irrelevant. Ovulation is the hormonal peak of the entire menstrual cycle — a 24-hour event that produces effects…
Most men can tell you roughly what a period is. Almost none can explain what happens in the three weeks surrounding it. And that gap — between “she’s on her period” and everything else — is where most of the confusion, the misread signals, and the missed opportunities to actually help are hiding. The menstrual…
I didn’t know what “luteal phase” meant until I was 35. Not a clue. I’d been in a long relationship, I’d watched people I cared about go through difficult weeks every month, and I’d just assumed it was… mood. Hormones. Something I wasn’t supposed to ask about. The first time I actually looked it up,…
