- Margaret McCartney writes about the mixed messages regarding “The V word in advertising selling genital hygiene products to women” in the British Medical Journal.
- A new report published in Obstetrics & Gynecology says that compounded bioidentical hormone therapy for menopause is not superior to conventional menopausal hormone therapy.
- Rebecca Kumar’s excellent analysis about the ongoing exploitation of Henrietta Lacks (and black women’s bodies): An Open Letter to Those Colleges and Universities that have Assigned Rebecca Skloot’s The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks as the “Common” Freshmen Reading for the Class of 2016.
- Ms. Magazine Blog reports on the gradually increasing popularity of IUDs after the Dalkon Shield scandal.
- Salon reports on findings of a new survey by the National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy: As is typical in such surveys, a majority of US adults say they believe that teens should be taught about both abstinence and birth control. Also unsurprising, most teens “say they have all the information they need to avoid an unplanned pregnancy”. But 47% admit to feel clueless about condoms, and 72% admit ignorance about birth control pills. And 42% percent of teens believe contraception doesn’t matter all that much, that you just get pregnant “when it is your time”.
- As Lunapads reminds us, “A bunch of dudes are making a lotta money off your period“.
- Lesley Kinzel of xoJane (and Two Whole Cakes) shares her strategies for coping with period pain and other menstrual annoyances with her characteristic wit and style.
