by Elizabeth Kissling | Dec 2, 2011 | Menstruation, Sports
Guest Post by Robin Percyz In the boxing ring, droplets of blood are often an indication of triumph. In fact, if you’ve ever had the opportunity to fight, seeing blood on an opponent’s face will often evoke a primal, animalistic pleasure. Boxing is, arguably, one...
by Elizabeth Kissling | Nov 30, 2011 | FemCare, Menstruation, Objects, Reusable menstrual products
When I talk with young women who’ve never heard about alternative menstrual products, they often have a hard time imagining inserting something the size of a menstrual cup. For some reason, asking them to picture a silicone (or rubber) cone-shaped shot glass...
by Elizabeth Kissling | Nov 26, 2011 | Menstruation
Live Green Mom used XtraNormal to make this awesome video explaining the benefits of Diva Cup. The ladies at Jezebel asked readers to submit “horrifying period stories”, and that’s pretty much what they got. I’m horrified at how badly people...
by Elizabeth Kissling | Nov 19, 2011 | Internet
Aunt B uses SCIENCE to explain why no one is getting buzzed from vodka-soaked tampons. Our blogger Laura Wershler reported on Tuesday about the news that Canadian researchers have discovered a possible link between birth control pills and prostate cancer — and...
by Elizabeth Kissling | Nov 18, 2011 | Advertising, Anatomy, Birth Control, Men
I’ve spent so many years as a professor of Women’s Studies telling students that feminism is about equality, and that being pro-woman doesn’t mean being anti-men. I thought perhaps we’d moved past that 1990s meme of seeing everything that is...
