Vitamin D and Early Onset of Menstruation
Could vitamin D deficiency in young girls contribute to early onset of menstruation? A study conducted by the University of Michigan School of Public Health suggests this may be the case. Blood vitamin D levels were measured in 242 girls between the ages of 5 and...
Weekend Links
Anthropologist Kate Clancy explains the myth of menotoxins and the scientific conclusion: Menstruation is just blood and tissue you ended up not using. Now that you've given up oral contraceptives, here's a great way to re-purpose all those pills: this couture ball...
Have You Had HPV? Tweet It Today!
The Village Voice has declared today, Friday, September 16, 'Tweet That You Have Had HPV Day'. U.S. readers probably know that on Monday, Congresswoman Michele Bachmann upbraided Texas governor Rick Perry for requiring girls in his state to have the vaccine during a...
The Red Liner Bag
Menstruating while traveling is always interesting. It involves many in-the-moment decisions and also some significant planning at times (both before and during trips). But, it also means noticing various details about your surroundings. I was in a rest area bathroom...
Celebrate Maggie’s Day
"No woman can call herself free who does not own and control her body. No woman can call herself free until she can choose consciously whether she will or will not be a mother." Raise a glass - today is Margaret Sanger's birthday. Learn about her and her work at the...
Literary Menstruphobia – Part II
Speculation about the private lives of historic figures is always a dicey thing. The task is made more difficult depending on how long ago the individual lived, how well known they were in the first place, whether they or their acquaintances wrote about them, whether...
