by Elizabeth Kissling | May 26, 2012 | Internet
Sir Richard’s Vagina Rules is an ad for ‘chemical-free’ condoms. Peggy Orenstein delivers a sharply worded memo to the “Hippest Town in NJ:” Please Stop Painting Yourself Pink. I’m wary of anything The New York Times calls a trend, but The Week...
by Elizabeth Kissling | May 19, 2012 | Internet, Menstruation
TLC is developing a new reality show about “extreme savers” and wants to talk with women who use cloth menstrual pads to save money. If you’re interested, GladRags has the casting call. This could be a great opportunity for menstrual education, or it...
by Elizabeth Kissling | May 17, 2012 | Hormones, Language, Menopause, Menstruation, New Research
Guest Post by Jerilynn Prior, M.D. — Centre for Menstrual Cycle and Ovulation Research By “midlife muddle” I don’t mean the trouble concentrating or remembering names that sometimes occurs for all of us (but more frequently if we’ve wakened with night sweats and...
by Elizabeth Kissling | May 15, 2012 | Activism, Birth Control, Health Care, Law/Legal, Politics
I admit, I didn’t know that this is National Women’s Health Week until I received a reminder in my inbox from a U.S. FDA mailing list, letting me know about the Food & Drug Administration’s role in promoting Women’s Health. They’ve...
by Elizabeth Kissling | May 12, 2012 | Internet
A new report from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) find that sexually active teen girls in the U.S. are choosing more effective contraception, and using it more consistently. The report also shows a increase in the number of girls who reported that they had never...
