- Women who use hormonal contraceptives experience memory changes, according to new UC Irvine research. Their ability to remember the gist of an emotional event improves, while women not using the contraceptives better retain details. Researcher Shawn Nielsen takes great care to emphasize that the findings do not show that the pill damages memory: “It’s a change in the type of information they remember, not a deficit”, she says.
- In the “It Happened to Me” section at xoJane, Molly Katchpole recounts her experience with tampon-related TSS (toxic shock syndrome). As is often the case with such tales on the internet, the comments section quickly becomes a chorus of ringing endorsements for menstrual cups.
- Amanda Hess clarifies what corporations are really talking about with their supposed ‘new openness about vaginas’.
- Heather Corinna (whom we love) offers advice for negotiating safer sex after 50 at Ms. blog.
- A recent study published in the International Journal of Gynaecological Obstetrics reports that the use of “breathable” panty liners showed no significant increase in vulvovaginal candidiasis, bacterial vaginosis, vulvovaginal irritation, or vulvovaginal inflammation.
- Women’s vocal tones may change during the cycle, but they probably don’t provide reliable cues of ovulation.
- Monday, September 26, is World Contraception Day, a worldwide campaign with a vision for a world where every pregnancy is wanted.
- Now that television writers are allowed to use the word vagina, I hope I never have to hear the word vajayjay again. (See video clip.)
