by Laura Wershler | Jul 25, 2012 | Birth Control, Books, Literature, Menstruation, Sex, Virginity
SPOILER ALERT: Plot details in the Fifty Shades of Grey trilogy are revealed in this post. Fine literary fiction it is not, but the Fifty Shades of Grey trilogy by E.L. James can certainly claim to be libido-boosting storytelling. Deirdre Donahue at USA Today...
by Laura Wershler | Jun 28, 2012 | Menstruation
Body Literacy. It’s cool to see a phrase I championed infiltrate the language, be taken up and used by others. Not always referenced, but used. And that’s okay by me. I want #bodyliteracy to become a flourishing Twitter hashtag. I first used the term in June 2005,...
by Laura Wershler | May 30, 2012 | Birth Control, Coming off the pill, Health Care, Hormones, New Research, Pharmaceutical
If you quit the pill would you replace it with forget-about-it or mindful birth control? How you feel about your body, your menstrual cycle and your sexual relationship(s) will influence your choice. Another consideration might be your attitude towards an unintended...
by Laura Wershler | Apr 4, 2012 | Birth Control, Coming off the pill, Health Care, Hormones, Menstruation
April 14, 2015 I wish to thank all the women who’ve shared their experiences with Depo-Provera in the three years since this blog post was published. Comments are now closed. You can find more information here: Stopping Depo-Provera: Why and what to do about adverse...
by Laura Wershler | Mar 10, 2012 | Activism, Birth Control, Health Care, Menstruation, Politics, Religion/Spirituality, Reproduction, Sex
Research by SMCR members Tomi-Ann Roberts and Nicki Dunnavan garnered a lot of attention this week. Stories showed up at Live Science – Why Why Women Should Bring Their Periods ‘Out of the Closet, popular ladyblog Jezebel – Your Period Is a Time for Deep...
