Fighting for endometriosis awareness in a culture of menstrual misinformation
Breaking the Cycle of Misinformation About Endometriosis By Nancy Petersen, RN, and Heather Guidone Menstruation is a vital, normal process—yet remains linked to taboos, misconceptions and practices, particularly in relation to associated diseases like endometriosis....
March is Endometriosis Awareness Month—Worldwide
“Endometriosis affects an estimated 176 million women worldwide during their most reproductive and productive years.” World Endometriosis Research Foundation Around the world throughout the month of March women...
What your period is trying to tell you about your thyroid
Guest Post by Dr. Lara Briden, ND The thing I love about periods is the story they tell about health. I am constantly asking my patients about their periods—even if they’ve come to me for something else. For example, my patient Sharon came to me for help with elevated...
Heavy media menstrual flow
It seems we've reached a tipping point, as Malcolm Gladwell would put it, or perhaps a paradigm shift, as Thomas Kuhn might say, in the level of acceptance of menstrual cycle references in mainstream media. As re:Cycling demonstrated recently in the time line of...
Pursuing menstrual justice for women in prison
A Feminist Psychological Scientist’s Musings on Evidence-Based Menstrual Justice Advocacy By Tomi-Ann Roberts, PhD My research explores the relationships between sexual objectification, self-objectification and negative attitudes toward women’s bodily selves,...
Media all over “end-the-tampon-tax” advocacy
As U.S. advocacy to end the "tampon tax" on all feminine hygiene products continues, Democratic politicians, including President Obama, dialled up the media conversation about the issue as 2016 got underway. Here's a January timeline: Jan. 5, 2016, Michele Gorman,...
