Pelvic Health

How Multiple Ingredients Work Better Together for UTI Prevention
The supplement aisle is full of single-ingredient promises. But a UTI isn't a single step, and recurrent UTIs...

Why Zinc Matters for Bladder Health
Your immune system uses zinc as a weapon against bacteria. When you are low, the cells that clear...

Perimenopause and UTIs: Why They Start Now, and Why Catching Them Early Matters
The UTIs that show up in your 40s usually aren't bad luck. They're hormonal, and catching the pattern...

Why Your UTI Always Shows Up on Vacation (And How to Prevent Travel UTIs)
Your bladder packs its bags and chooses violence the minute you get out of office. Here's exactly why...

Beyond the Petri Dish: Why PCR Testing Is Revolutionizing UTI Care
You may still feel UTI symptoms even after a urine culture comes back negative. Traditional testing misses specific...

Cranberry: From Ancestral Medicine to Molecular Science
From Indigenous medicine to 1970s women's health movements to Amy Howell's Rutgers lab. The scientific lineage of cranberry...

Antimicrobial Resistance
is a Women's Health Issue
Antimicrobial resistance kills over 1.27 million people per year. Women's recurrent UTIs are a meaningful driver. The 2025...

10 Essential Tips on How to Take Care of Your Vagina
A short, no-buzzwords list of the 10 vaginal care practices that genuinely matter, with links to the deep...

Why Do I Keep Getting Yeast Infections? (And What Actually Helps)
A founder's account of the antibiotic-yeast cycle, plus the clinical picture of why yeast infections recur, what mimics...

Can Condoms Cause a UTI? Three Ingredients That Increase Your Risk
Spermicide-coated condoms nearly triple UTI risk. Fragranced and warming additives irritate the urethra. Unlubricated condoms create tissue trauma....

The PFAS Problem: Why Your "Organic" Period Products May Not Be What You Think
PFAS "forever chemicals" have been found in tampons, pads, and period underwear, including products marketed as organic and...

Why UTIs Are More Common in Women
50% of women get a UTI in their lifetime, versus 12% of men. The anatomy, hormones, microbiome, and...