About r/TwoXChromosomes
Welcome to TwoXChromosomes, a subreddit for both serious and silly content, and intended for women's perspectives. We are a welcoming subreddit and support the rights of all genders. Posts are moderated for respect, equanimity, grace, and relevance.
The community at a glance
r/TwoXChromosomes is a Subreddit for Women's Health with roughly 13.7M members. It uses a forum format for communication. On the Hive Index it ranks #9 in the Women's Health communities list.
Roughly 65K members have joined in the past year. Popular discussion topics include Women, Relationships, and Looking For. Common discussion themes are Pain & Anger and Advice Requests. Product recommendations often mention book, bra, and podcast.
Community Topics
Community Features
This community has a forum
Subreddit Analysis
via GummySearchMember growth over time
All time (yearly)
- 2013: 36K members
- 2014: 1.6M members
- 2015: 2.6M members
- 2016: 4.4M members
- 2017: 2.7M members
- 2018: 624K members
- 2019: 494K members
- 2020: 370K members
- 2021: 294K members
- 2023: 413K members
- 2024: 0 members
- 2025: 0 members
- 2026: 57K members
Past year (monthly)
- Jul: 0 members
- Aug: 0 members
- Sep: 0 members
- Oct: 0 members
- Nov: 11K members
- Dec: 13K members
- Jan: 14K members
- Feb: 11K members
- Mar: 11K members
- Apr: 10K members
- May: 9K members
- Jun: 3K members
Themes
- Pain & Anger24 posts in the past month
- Not surprising, but still frustrating. If you are a woman who is buying a home with a man in the US, you are always "co-owner" while they are "owner". Everyone will default to the man's name first
- Men film themselves sexually abusing sedated women and share it with other men online. Why?
- Why didnt anyone tell me how bad iron deficiency anemia is???
#124Pain & AngerNot surprising, but still frustrating. If you are a woman who is buying a home with a man in the US, you are always "co-owner" while they are "owner". Everyone will default to the man's name first · Men film themselves sexually abusing sedated women and share it with other men online. Why? · Why didnt anyone tell me how bad iron deficiency anemia is??? - Advice Requests11 posts in the past month
- Is anyone else worried by how much women's rights seem to be regressing globally?
- Need period advice
- Why does it feel like there are so many emotionally unavailable men these days? Because I’m genuinely exhausted.
#211Advice RequestsIs anyone else worried by how much women's rights seem to be regressing globally? · Need period advice · Why does it feel like there are so many emotionally unavailable men these days? Because I’m genuinely exhausted. - News4 posts in the past month
- House Votes 213-210 to Cut Food Aid for Pregnant Women, Babies as Grocery Prices Rise
- Melinda French Gates Is Donating $215 Million to Women’s Health
- Study links abortion restrictions to rise in intimate partner violence
#34NewsHouse Votes 213-210 to Cut Food Aid for Pregnant Women, Babies as Grocery Prices Rise · Melinda French Gates Is Donating $215 Million to Women’s Health · Study links abortion restrictions to rise in intimate partner violence - Solution Requests1 post in the past month
- Zoladex 3.6mg is being discontinued in Australia — Sign to the petition!
#41Solution RequestsZoladex 3.6mg is being discontinued in Australia — Sign to the petition!
Topics
- Women45 posts in the past month
- Is anyone else worried by how much women's rights seem to be regressing globally?
- A lot of women need to hear this and know that it’s okay to breakup and quite frankly if you want to find a good relationship you should be dumping these men sooner
- Are all women out there also hitting a wall of misogyny when they transition from being junior in their careers?
#145WomenIs anyone else worried by how much women's rights seem to be regressing globally? · A lot of women need to hear this and know that it’s okay to breakup and quite frankly if you want to find a good relationship you should be dumping these men sooner · Are all women out there also hitting a wall of misogyny when they transition from being junior in their careers? - Relationships42 posts in the past month
- Is anyone else worried by how much women's rights seem to be regressing globally?
- My boyfriend told me that he is not happy with his life a day before vacation
- Study links abortion restrictions to rise in intimate partner violence
#242RelationshipsIs anyone else worried by how much women's rights seem to be regressing globally? · My boyfriend told me that he is not happy with his life a day before vacation · Study links abortion restrictions to rise in intimate partner violence - Looking For24 posts in the past month#324Looking For
- Health16 posts in the past month
- Broke up with boyfriend because he wanted kids.. feeling like a womb
- Why didnt anyone tell me how bad iron deficiency anemia is???
- The first menopause care law passes| Licensing boards must grant 2 continuing education hours for every 1 hour of menopause training
#416HealthBroke up with boyfriend because he wanted kids.. feeling like a womb · Why didnt anyone tell me how bad iron deficiency anemia is??? · The first menopause care law passes| Licensing boards must grant 2 continuing education hours for every 1 hour of menopause training - Period15 posts in the past month
- Need period advice
#515PeriodNeed period advice
Flair
- Support | Trigger3 posts in the past month
- The guy who raped me as a child is dead
- (TW) I just discovered my friend is still friends with my ex who SA'ed me
- My boyfriend is friends with my rapist's ex. It only brings up memories for me
#13Support | TriggerThe guy who raped me as a child is dead · (TW) I just discovered my friend is still friends with my ex who SA'ed me · My boyfriend is friends with my rapist's ex. It only brings up memories for me - Support2 posts in the past month
- Contemplating abortion
- 10 Weeks Pregnant and torn on my decision of abortion
#22SupportContemplating abortion · 10 Weeks Pregnant and torn on my decision of abortion
Product recommendations
- book12 posts in the past month
- Recommend printed book of photos for teen son's curiosity about adult content
- What book can you recommend for me to read after having an abortion
- Books recs similar to "why does he do that?"
#112bookRecommend printed book of photos for teen son's curiosity about adult content · What book can you recommend for me to read after having an abortion · Books recs similar to "why does he do that?" - bra5 posts in the past month
- Bras make me have heart burn and nausea. Anyone in a similar boat have good recs?
- Bra recs anyone??
- (Sports bra help?) Does anyone have any recs for cute workout clothes but for larger breasted women?
#25braBras make me have heart burn and nausea. Anyone in a similar boat have good recs? · Bra recs anyone?? · (Sports bra help?) Does anyone have any recs for cute workout clothes but for larger breasted women? - podcast5 posts in the past month
- Sick of toxic, male-dominated “podcast bro” culture, what are some good podcasts you ladies recommend?
- Sick of toxic, male-dominated “podcast bro” culture, what are some good podcasts you ladies recommend?
- Abuse survivors with a fear of men, how do you raise sons? (book/podcast recs?)
#35podcastSick of toxic, male-dominated “podcast bro” culture, what are some good podcasts you ladies recommend? · Sick of toxic, male-dominated “podcast bro” culture, what are some good podcasts you ladies recommend? · Abuse survivors with a fear of men, how do you raise sons? (book/podcast recs?) - tampon3 posts in the past month
- Tampon Recs
- Nontoxic tampon recs?
- Tampon recs for me - I hate them but I'm going to the beach
#43tamponTampon Recs · Nontoxic tampon recs? · Tampon recs for me - I hate them but I'm going to the beach
Community Reviews
Frequently asked questions
- Who is r/TwoXChromosomes for?
- Best for Women's Health enthusiasts looking for a Reddit-based community with forum discussion.
- Is r/TwoXChromosomes free to join?
- This listing is not marked as paid-only. Access rules and any fees are decided by the community.
- How many members does r/TwoXChromosomes have?
- Roughly 13.7M members, based on figures reported by the community or its host. Member counts are approximate and change over time.
- What platform is r/TwoXChromosomes on?
- r/TwoXChromosomes runs on Reddit. Reddit communities (or "subreddits") are forum-based groups on the popular social news aggregation, web content rating, and discussion website Reddit. Reddit is commonly known as "the front page of the internet". Users submit content to the site such as links, text posts, and images, which are then voted up or down and discussed by other members. From investing Reddit communities, to professional ones, to ones just for laughs, you're likely to find a community for you on Reddit.
- What topics does r/TwoXChromosomes cover?
- On the Hive Index, r/TwoXChromosomes is organized under Women's Health.
- How do I join r/TwoXChromosomes?
- You can join r/TwoXChromosomes by clicking this link, or pressing the "Go to community" button above.
- What are the Women's Health communities like?
- Communities for women discussing health, fertility, wellness, and shared experiences. Reddit hosts some of the largest general forums for women, with more specialized Discord servers for specific health topics like infertility support and professional organizations serving healthcare workers.
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