by Editor | Feb 26, 2016 | Health Care
Guest Post by Dr. Lara Briden, ND The thing I love about periods is the story they tell about health. I am constantly asking my patients about their periods—even if they’ve come to me for something else. For example, my patient Sharon came to me for help with elevated...
by Editor | May 18, 2015 | Disposable menstrual products, FemCare, Girls, Health Care, Menarche, Menstruation, New Research
Scholars and practitioners from the fields of human rights and water and sanitation will discuss menstrual hygiene from the perspective of gender equality on June 4th at the 21st Biennial Conference of the Society for Menstrual Cycle Research at The Center for...
by Editor | May 16, 2015 | Birth Control, Menstruation, Pharmaceutical
I’m looking forward to chairing this panel presentation exploring the intersections of contraception and menstrual health beliefs on Friday morning, June 5th, at the 21st Biennial Conference of the Society for Menstrual Cycle Research at The Center for Women’s...
by Saniya Lee Ghanoui | Mar 13, 2015 | Anatomy, DIY, FemCare, Fertility, Health Care, Menstruation
Guest Post by Dr. Lara Briden My new book Period Repair Manual begins with some warm words about Period Apps. I’m talking about the smart phone applications that let us tap in data about our period start date, bleed duration, and symptoms such as spotting,...
by Saniya Lee Ghanoui | Feb 10, 2015 | Activism, Health Care, Menstruation
Guest Post by Rosie Sheb’a Many questions have come up recently about why my focus is on Australia, when there are so many places that appear “worse off” than we are that I could be focussing my attention on. You may have seen the recent media coverage...