The Wenly blog
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Menstrual cycle, intimate health, fertility and life as a couple: our articles to better understand the body and move forward together.

Fertility
Trying for a Baby: How Long Does It Really Take?
About 7 months on average, but it varies hugely. The real numbers on conception timelines, so you can wait without the anxiety.

Menstrual cycle
Painful Periods (Dysmenorrhea): What to Do, and When to See a Doctor
Painful periods aren't always normal. Causes, ways to find relief, and the signs that mean it's time to see a doctor.

Couple
Desire and Libido Across the Cycle: What Hormones Change (and What They Don't)
Libido often shifts with the phases of the cycle. Understanding this link to better navigate desire, alone and as a couple.

Menstrual cycle
Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS): Understanding and Easing Those Days
Irritability, bloating, tender breasts before your period: understanding premenstrual syndrome (PMS), easing it, and getting through it together.

Fertility
The Fertile Window: How to Spot Your Most Fertile Days
Trying for a baby? The fertile window lasts about 6 days. How to spot it through ovulation and your body's signs, tracked together.

Couple
Male Contraception: What's Available Today, and What's Coming
Condom, vasectomy, hormonal and thermal methods: a clear, sourced look at male contraception, to consider as a couple.

Menstrual cycle
The 4 Phases of the Menstrual Cycle, Simply Explained
Period, follicular phase, ovulation, luteal phase: understand the 4 phases of the menstrual cycle and the role of hormones, jargon-free.

Menstrual cycle
Late Period: Possible Causes and When to Worry
A late period doesn't always mean pregnancy. Common causes, when to see a doctor, and how to make sense of it, calmly.

Intimate health
Painful Sex (Dyspareunia): Understanding It, Talking About It, Acting On It
Painful sex (dyspareunia) is neither normal nor "all in your head." Causes, solutions, and how to talk about it as a couple.

Couple
The Contraceptive Burden: What If We Actually Shared It?
The contraceptive burden almost always falls on women. What it involves, what the data says, and how to share it better as a couple.

News
PCOS Is Now Called PMOS: What the New Name Really Means for You
PCOS is now officially PMOS. What the 2026 name change means (and doesn't mean) for your diagnosis, your fertility and your relationship.

Menstrual cycle
Coming Off the Pill: What Really Happens to Your Body
Coming off the pill? When periods and fertility return, the effects month by month, and when to see a doctor: what to know, together.

Couple
Endometriosis and relationships: understanding it, talking about it, and moving forward together
Endometriosis affects one woman in ten and shakes up the couple too. Pain, intimacy, fertility: understanding the disease and supporting each other as a team.


