by Heather Dillaway | Feb 27, 2014 | Birth Control, Communication, Health Care, Menstruation
One of my PhD students and I are attempting to start a new research project on women’s experiences of ovarian cysts. Because this is a new project for us, we have spent a lot of time researching the topic to see what others have to say about it. What we’ve found is...
by David Linton | Feb 25, 2014 | Advertising, Communication, History, Menstruation
Taboos against menstrual sex are probably rooted in an inchoate understanding that there is less likelihood of conception during menstruation. If procreation and tribal survival are the goals, then delaying sexual congress until ovulation makes sense, especially if...
by Elizabeth Kissling | Feb 22, 2014 | Internet
Can you get pregnant from period sex? New York City isn’t doing so well when it comes to preventing STIs: 68.2 percent of NYC residents say they didn’t use a condom the last time they had sex. Even more residents of Brooklyn do it sans protection: 85.8 percent....
by Chris Bobel | Feb 17, 2014 | Communication, Hormones, Menopause, Motherhood, Perimenopause
Dear Mom, I owe you an apology. Remember when you were perimenopausal (or as we called it, “going through menopause”)? Remember when you experienced hot flashes? And remember when you did, how we, your loving family, either 1) ignored 2) trivialized or 3) mocked you?...
by Elizabeth Kissling | Feb 15, 2014 | Internet
We didn’t have much on our radar to report last week, so this we’re trying to make up for it this weekend! Last Friday, Merck agreed to settle for $100 million with the thousands of claimants who have filed suit against their profitable contraceptive,...