Natural Womanhood Natural Womanhood
  • Know Your Body
    • The Basics
    • Reasons Women Need Periods
    • Fitness and Nutrition
    • Perimenopause and Menopause
    • Teaching Teens about Their Bodies
  • Fertility Awareness Methods
    • How FAMs Work
    • Health Benefits of FAM
    • Learning and Practicing FAM
    • Avoiding Pregnancy
    • Fertility Apps and Femtech
    • FAM and Relationships
  • Health Issues
    • Cycle Dysfunctions
    • Hormone Imbalance
    • Endometriosis
    • Ovarian Cysts & PCOS
    • PMS / PMDD / Depression
    • Infertility
    • Pregnancy Loss
  • Birth Control Issues
    • Birth Control Options
    • General Health Risks
    • Mental Health and Libido Side Effects
    • In the News
    • Coming Off the Pill
    • Hurt by Birth Control
  • Pregnancy & Childbirth
    • Trying to Conceive
    • The Facts About IVF
    • Pregnancy Health
    • Labor & Delivery
    • Postpartum
    • Breastfeeding
  • Learn
    • Topic Library
    • Getting off the pill… for good!
    • Download The Complete Guide to Fertility Awareness
    • Engaged?: Choose the right FAM or NFP Method for You
    • Mothers of (Pre) Teens Online Course
    • Receive Natural Womanhood content, straight to your inbox or mobile device
    • Podcasts & Video Interviews
    • Resources
  • Get Help
    • Schedule a call with a Fertility Awareness Advisor now!
    • Cycle Symptom Checklist
    • Find a FAM Instructor
    • Find a Doctor
    • Paying for FAM
    • Contact Us
  • Get Involved
    • Share FAM with your Doctor
    • Fertility Awareness for Health Professionals
    • Share Natural Womanhood
    • Get Our Brochures
    • Cycle Mindfulness® Clubs
  • Period Genius
  • Donate
  • Language
    • English
    • Spanish
    • Russian
  • Know Your Body
    • The Basics
    • Reasons Women Need Periods
    • Fitness and Nutrition
    • Perimenopause and Menopause
    • Teaching Teens about Their Bodies
  • Fertility Awareness Methods
    • How FAMs Work
    • Health Benefits of FAM
    • Learning and Practicing FAM
    • Avoiding Pregnancy
    • Fertility Apps and Femtech
    • FAM and Relationships
  • Health Issues
    • Cycle Dysfunctions
    • Hormone Imbalance
    • Endometriosis
    • Ovarian Cysts & PCOS
    • PMS / PMDD / Depression
    • Infertility
    • Pregnancy Loss
  • Birth Control Issues
    • Birth Control Options
    • General Health Risks
    • Mental Health and Libido Side Effects
    • In the News
    • Coming Off the Pill
    • Hurt by Birth Control
  • Pregnancy & Childbirth
    • Trying to Conceive
    • The Facts About IVF
    • Pregnancy Health
    • Labor & Delivery
    • Postpartum
    • Breastfeeding
Natural Womanhood Natural Womanhood
  • Learn
    • Topic Library
    • Getting off the pill… for good!
    • Download The Complete Guide to Fertility Awareness
    • Engaged?: Choose the right FAM or NFP Method for You
    • Period Genius – Parents’ Smart Guide to Puberty
    • Receive Natural Womanhood content, straight to your inbox or mobile device
    • Podcasts & Video Interviews
    • Resources
  • Get Help
    • Schedule a call with a Fertility Awareness Advisor now!
    • Cycle Symptom Checklist
    • Find a FAM Instructor
    • Find a Doctor
    • Paying for FAM
    • Contact Us
  • Get Involved
    • Share FAM with your Doctor
    • Fertility Awareness for Health Professionals
    • Share Natural Womanhood
    • Get Our Brochures
    • Cycle Mindfulness® Clubs
  • Language
    • English
    • Spanish
    • Russian
    • French
  • Subscribe
DONATE
Natural Womanhood Natural Womanhood

PopularView All

cycle syncing, lazy genius, kendra adachi, hormones

Should we really arrange our personal and professional lives around our menstrual cycles?

The Lazy Genius offers a PLAN for working with—not for—our hormones

byAnne Marie Williams, RN, BSN
April 25, 2026
exercise benefits women, health, fitness,

Study shows that women benefit more from less exercise, compared to men

Consider this your reason to get moving

byElizabeth Wescott, PhD
April 23, 2026
breastfeeding weight loss, nursing, diet, postpartum

A beginner’s guide to losing weight while continuing to breastfeed

What kind of weight loss is safe… and what isn’t

byMadison Ayers
April 21, 2026
postpartum calories, nutrition, nursing, breastfeeding

Are postpartum nutrition recommendations “starving” new mothers?

Is 500 extra calories really enough?

byAnne Marie Williams, RN, BSN
April 18, 2026
  • Know Your Body
    • The Basics
    • Reasons Women Need Periods
    • Fitness and Nutrition
    • Perimenopause and Menopause
    • Teaching Teens about Their Bodies
  • Fertility Awareness Methods
    • How FAMs Work
    • Health Benefits of FAM
    • Learning and Practicing FAM
    • Avoiding Pregnancy
    • Fertility Apps and Femtech
    • FAM and Relationships
  • Health Issues
    • Cycle Dysfunctions
    • Hormone Imbalance
    • Endometriosis
    • Ovarian Cysts & PCOS
    • PMS / PMDD / Depression
    • Infertility
    • Pregnancy Loss
  • Birth Control Issues
    • Birth Control Options
    • General Health Risks
    • Mental Health and Libido Side Effects
    • In the News
    • Coming Off the Pill
    • Hurt by Birth Control
  • Pregnancy & Childbirth
    • Trying to Conceive
    • The Facts About IVF
    • Pregnancy Health
    • Labor & Delivery
    • Postpartum
    • Breastfeeding

ovulation

scent and attraction, ovulation, body odor
October 18, 2025

Have scientists discovered the fountain of… attraction?

The specific chemical compounds that make women smell better during ovulation

byAnne Marie Williams, RN, BSN
hormonal imbalance, PMS, ovulation,
June 19, 2025

Signs you might have a hormonal imbalance

Don’t ignore your body’s ‘check engine lights’

byMelayna Alicea
signs of ovulation, little known signs of ovulation, unusual signs of ovulation, signs ovulation is happening
July 21, 2023

Little known signs of ovulation  

Does your face shape change when you're ovulating?

byAlex Rico
can you ovulate on birth control, breakthrough ovulation, breakthrough ovulation on birth control, signs of ovulation on birth control, breakthrough ovulation symptoms
July 14, 2023

Can you ovulate on birth control?

Ovulating on birth control is called breakthrough ovulation and here's how often

byMadison Ayers
what is ovulation, what's ovulation, what are ovaries, what do ovaries do, why is ovulation important, ovaries definition, ovaries location, ovaries hurt, ovaries function, ovulation time, ovulation calculator, ovulation test, ovulation discharge, fallopian tube, follicle, cervical mucus, fertile window, fertility, infertility, ovulation disorder, ovulation disorders, ovulation and pregnancy, ovulation and infertility, napro technology, restorative reproductive medicine, proov, hormonal birth control and ovulation
December 3, 2021

FAM Basics: Ovaries and ovulation

The real "main event" of your cycle

byAnne Marie Williams, RN, BSN
November 6, 2020

Charting and natural treatments for ovulation pain, aka “mittelschmerz”

Mittelschmerz is German for “middle pain,”

byEmily Kennedy
Natural Womanhood
Natural Womanhood empowers you to know and love your body through fertility awareness, body literacy, and authentic women's health.
More Info
  • About Us
  • Our Team
  • Our Impact
  • Press & Media
  • Scientific Advisory Board
  • Corrections
  • Privacy Policy
  • Legal Disclaimer
  • Contact
Copyright © 2024 Natural Womanhood | PO. Box 780374 San Antonio, TX 78278 | 210.427.2260