by Elizabeth Kissling | Feb 17, 2010 | FemCare, Law/Legal, Menstruation, Objects
An Israeli inventor has applied for a patent for a device to shorten the duration of menstrual flow. Apparently it works by insertion into the vagina and “delivering pressure oscillations and/or acoustic waves and/or shock waves to the vagina and cervix to...
by Elizabeth Kissling | Feb 16, 2010 | Advertising, Anatomy, Menstruation, Objects
Asics footwear has developed a new running shoe that accommodates changes in women’s arches across the menstrual cycle. According to the Daily Mail, new research shows that changes in levels of estrogen affect flexibility and the height of the foot’s...
by Elizabeth Kissling | Feb 13, 2010 | Internet
Here are some recommended reads from around the web this week. Girls’ world – new campaign in Kenya provides re-usable cloth pads to keep in girls in school. Doc Gurley, creator of the absolutely brilliant Lost Tampon video, answers follow-up questions...
by Elizabeth Kissling | Feb 12, 2010 | Anatomy, Internet, Objects
Andy Kurovets, the designer who brought us those lovely maxi-pad shelves is displaying a new item: The G-spot computer mouse. When you find the secret spot, the computer automatically goes to your favorite thing online, whether it’s your email application or...
by Giovanna Chesler | Feb 12, 2010 | DIY, Humor, Menstruation, Sex
Umbra Fisk is a character developed at Grist TV (and performed by Jennifer Prediger) who brings a surprising smile to a movement more familiar with a Green grimace. Her Ask Umbra videos appear often enough to remind us how to bike to work safely or enlighten us on...