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- U.S. television personality Amy Robach got a mammogram on the air and chose to have a double mastectomy based on the results, but there’s another side to the story — both in terms of the inferences made to other women and in terms of journalism ethics.
- Speaking of cancer, why do we talk about cancer with the metaphor of war? Is that really the best way to frame it?
- What birth control method do you think your favorite TV character would use?
- We don’t expect to bring our own toilet paper to public restrooms — why tampons? Nancy Kramer’s Free the Tampons campaign starts here.
- New research finds that birth control pills increase user risk of developing glaucoma.
- A new Australian study found 47% of contraceptive implant users discontinue use within three years, due to irregular bleeding, compared to IUD users. The researchers recommend “While LARCs should be promoted to women of all ages seeking contraception” but their findings “highlight the need for pre-insertion counselling”
- If you had gestational diabetes when you were pregnant, you and your child have a lifelong risk for getting diabetes.
- ‘Tis the season: Perhaps someone on your gift list would appreciate menarchy wear from the Menstrual Activist Research Collective, priced at cost at the MARC Etsy store.
