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 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 Holly Grigg-Spall | Nov 19, 2013 | Activism, Birth Control, Books, Disposable menstrual products, FemCare, Humor, magazines, Media, Menstruation, Newspapers, Ovulation, Pharmaceutical, Reusable menstrual products
Recently I was fortunate enough to be asked to lend an excerpt of my recently released book to the UK Sunday Times Style magazine. The mostly fashion-centric Style magazine is not really known for its edginess or risk-taking (except perhaps in the realm of shoe and...
by David Linton | Sep 17, 2013 | Media, Men, Menstruation, Television
One of the biggest changes in TV programming in the last 20 years has been the rise of programs collectively known as “Reality TV.” The primary stylistic device in nearly all of these shows consists of cross cutting between “real” moments that...
by David Linton | Jul 25, 2013 | Media, Men, Menstruation
Is it my imagination or has there been a flood of menstrual references across the blogosphere lately? From fake Russian ads with menses hunting sharks to singers faking leaks on stage to TV sit-com jokes and vodka bottles disguised as tampons it seems that the number...
