Is it OK to wear underwear to bed? by TODAY It's not uncommon for gynecologists to have patients who believe myths about their bodies. Some women rush to buy the latest rose water spray to treat a weird smell coming from their groin. Others buy expensive probiotics to protect their vaginal microbiome. Doctors want women to know this: Vaginas do best without supplements, perfumes or obsessive washing. “Your vagina is great,” Dr. Jen Gunter, an obstetrician and gynecologist, and author of the upcoming “Vagina and Vulva Bible,” told TODAY. “The whole area is designed to deal with crud. Every time you over clean it, over-pluck it, you are actually damaging the system that takes care of it.” Gunter and other doctors shared the truth behind some other commonly held myths about women’s bodies: 1. Myth: Strip off your skivvies for bed. The truth: There’s no evidence that wearing underwear — or not — to bed bolsters health. “Your vagina and vulva don’t have lungs. In fact,...

6 Reasons Your Period Cramps Hurt so Bad—Other Than PMS by Women's Health If you're the proud owner of a uterus, you're likely well acquainted with cramps. But to understand why you get them in the first place, it's helpful to think of the uterus like a huge muscle (because, well, basically it is)—and it gets a pretty big workout during your period. “Uterine lining builds up over the course of your cycle, and the uterus responds with cramping as a method to control the bleeding [during menstruation],” says Christine Masterson, M.D., chief of the women and children’s service line at Summit Medical Group in New Jersey “If you have a lot of menstrual blood or a blood clot, sometimes the uterus will cramp to expel that.” How Gynecologists Soothe Their Own Period Cramps Most of the time, painful period cramps are super inconvenient, but pretty much NBD...until they're not, like if they affect your daily functioning, says Masterson. So how can you tell t...