- Two from Leslie Botha:
- Another method of period elimination, endometrial ablation, is marketed as easy-breezy menstrual suppression, claiming “64% reduction in women reporting pain” and “71% reduction in women reporting a lack of self-confidence”. (Note the happy ladies dressed all in white on NovaSure’s website.)
- Yet another period-tracking app for dudes: FloJuggler is designed for men to track periods of multiple ladies – girlfriends, mom, wife, boss. Surprisingly, the slogan is not “For men who are afraid of women”.
- The FDA warns that women using Evamist, a spray formulation of estradiol, should stay away from children and pets. Adverse effects include “premature puberty, nipple swelling, and breast development in girls, and breast enlargement in boys” and similar effects in canines.
- The new, improved version of the female condom is being aggressively promoted in Washington, D.C., to prevent the spread of HIV.
- Apparently some viewers of the ITV soap Emmerdale were upset when the phrase “jam rags” appeared on a blackboard shopping list.
