by Laura Wershler | May 8, 2015 | Activism, Birth Control, Menstruation
Four takes on Fertility Control at the 21st Biennial Conference of the Society for Menstrual Cycle Research at The Center for Women’s Health and Human Rights, June 4-6, 2015, Suffolk University, Boston Not A “Real” Period: Redefining Menstruation and Reconfiguring...
by Laura Wershler | Jan 22, 2015 | Books, Fertility, Hormones, Literature, Media, Menarche, Menstruation, Pharmaceutical
In her novel State of Wonder Ann Patchett explores, among many broad themes, the question: What if there were a drug women could take to extend menstruation and fertility into their seventies? Not evident on the dust jacket, this storyline grabbed the attention of...
by Chris Bobel | Jun 16, 2014 | Activism, Anatomy, Birth Control, Books, Celebrities, Coming off the pill, Communication, DIY, FemCare, Fertility, Girls, Health Care, History, Hormones, Humor, Language, Law/Legal, Media, Men, Menarche, Menopause, Menstruation, Meta, Motherhood, New Research, Objects, Ovulation, Pharmaceutical, Philosophy, PMS, Politics, Pregnancy, Religion/Spirituality, Reproduction, Sex, Sports, Theater, Toxic Shock Syndrome
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by Holly Grigg-Spall | Apr 8, 2014 | Amenorrhea, Birth Control, Celebrities, Coming off the pill, Communication, Disposable menstrual products, FemCare, Health Care, Menarche, Menstruation, Pharmaceutical, Politics, Reusable menstrual products
A few weeks back I did an interview with Leslie Botha regarding the distribution of Depo Provera to women in developing countries. Recently Leslie shared with me an email she received from someone working in a family planning clinic in Karnataka, India. He described...
by Holly Grigg-Spall | Mar 11, 2014 | Birth Control, Books, Health Care, Menstruation, Ovulation, Pharmaceutical
I’d given up reading the comments on online articles for the good of my mental health when a small slip last week steeled my resolve. In response to an article exploring the arguments made by “birth control truthers” a concerned father decided to have his say, taking...