- Not *another* article about whether or not it’s feminist to shave one’s pubic hair! This one from xoJane is here because when the commenters turn, as commenters on such articles always do, to scolding the author about how one does not shave one’s vagina but one’s vulva, author Emily McCombs jumps into the fray to point out that the article she originally submitted used the word pussy; “xoJane censors” changed it to vagina.
- A young woman in India asks, Does popular media reaffirm the menstrual taboo?
- A brief history of birth control in the U.S.
- Menarche between the ages of eight and eleven may be correlated with a higher risk of diabetes, heart disease, and other health risks, according to research from the Medical Research Council Epidemiology Unit at the Institute of Metabolic Science with Addenbrooke’s Hospital in Cambridge, United Kingdom.
- Friend of re:Cycling Virginia Sole-Smith’s essay for Elle about the over-prescription of birth control pills (mentioned here October 19) is now available on line.
- Blogger Mighty Mommy offers suggestions for preparing for your daughter’s first period – for both of you.
- Good news for middle-aged ladies who like beer: Because they contain phytoestrogens, hops are a natural treatment for hot flashes/flushes of menopause. Scientists have also found hops to have an anti-inflammatory effect.
