Everything You Need To Know About Menstrubation (It's Sexier Than It Sounds)

Menstrubation stands for menstruation and masturbation — and it could be key to making your periods more bearable

First, let’s get the obvious question out of the way: What the heck is “menstrubation”? For the uninitiated ― which probably includes most of us ― the phrase combines the words menstruation and masturbation. To menstrubate is to masturbate when you’re in the throes of PMS and your period.

As far as the portmanteau goes, it’s clunky and could use some work ― I don’t imagine I’ll be plugging the perks of “menstrubation” at brunch any time soon! ― but as a practice, it’s pretty magical, especially if you’re someone who has painful periods.