by Elizabeth Kissling | Aug 16, 2010 | Advertising, Disposable menstrual products, FemCare, Media, Menstruation
Procter & Gamble femcare ads are such an easy target. It’s shooting fish in a barrel. Periods = lightning? Really? And the classic deictic euphemism, “it”, well, that just makes me tired. At least there’s no blue liquid....
by Elizabeth Kissling | Aug 14, 2010 | Internet
This week’s picks: Ella, a new emergency contraceptive that is effective for up to five days after unprotected sex, was approved by the FDA yesterday. New study of 2000 Chinese women indicates the IUD is effective for emergency birth control. Contrary to most...
by Elizabeth Kissling | Aug 12, 2010 | Anatomy, Girls, Internet, Media, New Research, Newspapers
When the story that girls are reaching puberty earlier than ever began popping up everywhere this week, I did not doubt its veracity. It was no coincidence that I received an email from a friend yesterday, observing with mixed feelings that she had just purchased a...
by Elizabeth Kissling | Aug 11, 2010 | Health Care, Menstruation, New Research, Ovulation
Fascinating new research from the National Institutes of Health finds that women’s cholesterol levels correspond with cyclic changes in estrogen levels. Total cholesterol levels can vary by as much as 19% over the course of the cycle. The researchers found that...
by Elizabeth Kissling | Aug 10, 2010 | Language, Menstruation
Guest post by Anastacia Kurylo, Marymount Manhattan College It’s been four years since I had my period. I did get a visit from my ‘friend’ for six months a couple of years ago but considering that I menstruated regularly for nearly twenty years before that six months...
