by Elizabeth Kissling | May 13, 2010 | Anatomy, magazines, Menopause, New Research
Guest Post by Jerilynn Prior, M.D., Centre for Menstrual Cycle and Ovulation Research Yes! I’m sure you can hear my whoop of excitement and vindication. Finally, something negative about estrogen and positive about progesterone in the mainstream media. According to...
by Chris Hitchcock | May 12, 2010 | Birth Control, Health Care, Pharmaceutical
If you’re wondering why your doctor might not take you seriously when you question taking the pill to abolish your periods, you might want to look at this piece of advice. I had a look at the Clinical Advisor magazine information – it looks like they pay...
by Chris Hitchcock | May 11, 2010 | Birth Control, Newspapers, Pharmaceutical
In an article in today’s Independent, Holly Grigg-Spall presents an alternative to the current celebrations of the pill. It’s an important message to add to the collective contemplation of what the pill has meant to women and to women’s lives, and...
by Elizabeth Kissling | May 10, 2010 | Anatomy, magazines, Menstruation, New Research, Pharmaceutical
Guest Post by Barbara Sommer, University of California-Davis Why is it that assertions about hormones and behavior lead us to readily suspend our capacity for critical thought? It seems like folks will accept just about any assertion with regard to the power of...
by Chris Hitchcock | May 9, 2010 | Activism, Birth Control, Pharmaceutical
Today’s the day, ironically enough on Mother’s day, that marks half a century since the FDA approved the pill for contraceptive use in the USA. And, for better or for worse, it’s become part of the fabric of our culture, and allowed women to have...
