by Elizabeth Kissling | Apr 22, 2010 | Birth Control, Disposable menstrual products, Menstruation, New Research, Pharmaceutical
So here’s an odd little study: when women are given a choice between oral contraceptives and the contraceptive vaginal ring, what characteristic is most highly correlated with a slightly greater interest in using the vaginal ring? If you said “tampon...
by Elizabeth Kissling | Apr 20, 2010 | Activism, Advertising, Disposable menstrual products, Menstruation
Guest Post by Chella Quint, Adventures in Menstruating Okay, Kotex? Here’s the deal: We’re only gonna stop feeling the shame when we take ownership of our periods. And we’re taking it back from you, dude. So you can’t reclaim our periods for us. You’re some of the...
by Elizabeth Kissling | Apr 19, 2010 | Menopause, New Research, Newspapers, Pharmaceutical
Guest Post by Jerilynn C. Prior, Centre for Menstrual Cycle and Ovulation Research I just read “The Estrogen Dilemma” in Sunday’s New York Times Magazine, and I feel like weeping—in sorrow and deep sadness. This article by Cynthia Gorney is about energetic,...
by Elizabeth Kissling | Apr 19, 2010 | Disposable menstrual products, Menstruation
Is it wrong that I like this ad because it makes men look foolish for fearing tampons? It’s not that I mean to endorse mocking men as a class, it’s just that unlike the Kotex “Ridiculous” ad, this new ad frames something other than menstruation...
by Elizabeth Kissling | Apr 18, 2010 | Menopause, New Research, Newspapers, Pharmaceutical
Guest Post by Paula S. Derry, Ph.D. Déjà vu An article in today’s New York Times Magazine recounts the author’s experience with a debilitating depression that began during her perimenopause, the transitional time leading up to menopause. For her, prescription...
