Apps that store sensitive health data aren’t rare any more. Besides the apps from my actual health providers, I’ve used apps that track my weight, my fitness habits, my mental health and my periods. In many cases, the apps are sharing or selling your data, and it’s linked to you — even if you sign up with a dummy email.

Fact: On the day you have sex to make a baby, you are considered two weeks pregnant already. And you can’t possibly even know that you’re pregnant until four or five weeks.

When I first heard of menstrual cups, I thought there were only two sizes: Size 1 and Size 2. (Several brands only offer two and that’s it.) But there’s a huge variety of shapes and sizes out there, and one of them may well be perfect for you.

In a season four Black Mirror episode, one character (it isn’t a spoiler if I don’t say who, right?) attempts to end another’s pregnancy with emergency contraception in her breakfast smoothie. Folks, EC and abortion pills are two totally different things.

Today we're addressing a question from folks with uteruses who find themselves spending way too much time in the bathroom once a month.

If you're a person with a uterus, you probably got an awkward talk when you were around nine or 10 explaining some changes that were coming for your body. (Maybe you saw a movie that memorably involved pancake batter poured into the shape of the female reproductive system.)

Two women with cancer - one already deceased - lost lawsuits against talcum powder makers recently after a judge determined that they hadn't proved the powder caused their cancer. So does the stuff cause cancer or doesn't it? Turns out that's a hard question to answer.

This week's study on alcohol in pregnancy got spun both ways: Light drinking is totally safe according to some some news stories, a definite no-no in others. Sorry, but this one's a buzzkill.

Clue, one of the best period tracking apps out there, just added a new feature: You can now keep track of whether you've taken your birth control pills, and Clue will tell you what to do if you missed a dose.

Video: It's totally normal to have vaginal discharge, a sort of whitish fluid, showing up in your underwear (if you are a person who has a vagina). But if you're seeing a lot of it, you may wonder, how much is OK? In this video, gynaecologist Dr Jen Gunter demonstrates.

The theory that close friends have their periods at the same time is over 40 years old now, but there has never been much evidence to support it. The people behind the period tracker Clue checked their own data recently and came up with another nail in the coffin: Zero evidence that closeness makes people bleed in sync.

A new form of male birth control, Vasalgel, is tantalisingly close to human trials -- but we've heard that story before. Let's take a look at some of the contraceptives for dudes that are languishing due to lack of funding.

You probably have an opinion on abortion, but do you know what the procedure actually involves? This video explains the procedures that are commonly used, and corrects some misconceptions you may have picked up along the way.

You may have heard people suggesting that if you want to be sure you'll have birth control for the next four years, you should book your IUD insertion appointment now. You may not have considered an implant when choosing your birth control, but don't dismiss the idea out of hand.