Menstruation
How The Four Phases Of The Menstrual Cycle May Affect Your Immunity
Any time you’ve caught a case of the sniffles or felt a little bit flu-like right before your period drops in, it’s not entirely a coincidence. The immune system and…
Sex + Intimacy
Finding Love During a Pandemic
This is part of a series of stories about sex in quarantine. If you’d like to share yours, email it to askkait@cora.life. Ghosting has taken on a whole new meaning….
Body + Body Image
Abnormal Pap Smears: Everything You Need To Know
Pap smears, also known as pap tests, are just one of many things women endure to maintain their vaginal health. Nobody wants a pap smear, but they’re essential for detecting…
Birth Control + Abortion
Non-hormonal Birth Control: What Are Your Options?
Hormonal birth control—starting with the pill— transformed the power women have over our bodies. For the first time, we had a convenient way of preventing pregnancy that didn’t require any…
Fertility
Grieving Infertility: 5 Steps that can Help
Sometimes getting pregnant becomes more difficult than we thought. When fertility issues create roadblocks in your journey towards building a family, it is normal to grieve all you have lost….
Pregnancy + Birth
12 Ways to Celebrate Mother’s Day During the Coronavirus
Whether you’ve experienced a birthday car parade, virtual happy hour, or even a Zoom wedding, celebrations over these past couple of months have certainly looked different than what we’re used…
Pregnancy Loss
Helping Your Other Children Cope in the Wake of a Miscarriage
The loss of a pregnancy—whether it happens early on or is a late-term miscarriage—can have devastating mental and emotional effects. But a miscarriage doesn’t just have a powerful impact on…
Menopause
Menopause Skin Changes and Solutions
When discussing menopause symptoms, vaginal dryness, hot flashes, weight gain, and sleep issues get most of the attention—and rightfully so. Yet these are only a few signs of declining estrogen…
