Saturday Surfing: Summertime Reading
This week's picks: The FDA declines to approve "pink Viagra", a.k.a. flibanserin, to treat low female sexual desire. For more, check out these materials from the New View Campaign. In other FDA news, the organization's Advisory Committee for Reproductive Health Drugs...
Advanced Technology Isn’t Always Advanced Medicine
A new report indicates that surgery for endometriosis performed by a robot is less effective than the same procedure performed by a surgeon. The mechanically assisted procedure also took longer to complete. Performing this surgery the traditional way can also help...
It’s OK to Talk to My Daughter about Sex, but Don’t Tell Her about her Vulva!
In Therese Shechter's guest-post about the German teen magazine feature article, "Every Vulva Is Different", she noted that we're unlikely to see such an explicit, body-positive article in a U.S. teen magazine. Therese, as usual, knows what she's talking about. In...
Tonight’s the Night: Listen to Seeing RED
Tonight's the night, Monday, June 14th, to tune in as CBC Radio airs Part One of: Seeing RED: A Cultural History of Menstruation. This two part documentary concludes next Monday, June 21st. If you miss the original broadcast, which you can listen to online at 9:00 PM...
Early Menarche: A New Theory
It's well-documented that girls today reach menarche earlier than previous generations. A century ago, it was common to experience one's first period at 16 or 17; today, that's regarded as so late that medical examinations are often conducted to reassure parents and...
Saturday Surfing: What We’re Reading This Week
The ladies at Evil Slutopia uncover the rigors of Cosmopolitan magazine's investigative journalism techniques. Nursing in public: If it bothers you, put a blanket over YOUR head. The CDC recent released a report about medical conditions that may interfere with...
