by Alice Dan | Aug 29, 2013 | Activism, Menstruation
Menstruation is a topic of particular interest for feminist research, because women’s experiences of it are so overlaid with myth, rumor and hearsay. It’s very strange to be studying and writing about something we can’t bring up in polite company. It’s disorienting,...
by Alice Dan | Jul 4, 2013 | Hormones, Menopause
On June 24, the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) released a report on the Women’s Health Initiative Memory Study of Younger Women (WHIMSY) in the JAMA Network publication JAMA Internal Medicine. This study is of particular interest because hormone...
by Alice Dan | Jun 6, 2013 | Menstruation, New Research
Today marks the start of Making Menstruation Matter, the 20th conference focusing on menstrual cycle research and women’s health. For 36 years, these conferences have been open to those interested in the latest information on menstrual aspects of women’s...