In the bathroom
Guest Post by David Linton, Marymount Manhattan College Women are sadly accustomed to encountering menstrual prejudices, negative stereotypes and condescending attitudes in movies, TV shows, ads, jokes and causal conversations. But, there’s one place you’d think...
Kardashian Sisters for Kotex
U by Kotex, which launched last month in the US, has started the next phase of the campaign featuring reality television stars the Kardashian sisters, Kim and Khloe. I've seen two press releases about this so far today. The sisters and their mother, Kris Jenner, star...
Adventures in Menstruating cycles through New York
Last Sunday evening, at the Lower East Side bookstore (and feminist Mecca) Bluestockings, Chella Quint attempted to begin her 5th installment of a performance built from her zine Adventures in Menstruating. However this piece, Here's The Science Bit, was quite rudely...
Can you make a baby with a bottle of cough syrup?
In a story featuring a photo of a lovely couple holding a beautiful newborn, the Globe and Mail (a reputable Canadian national newspaper) has an article this week about using Robitussin as a fertility aid. According to the article, the TTC (trying to conceive)...
Seeing Ourselves for Ourselves
Guest Post by Alexandra Jacoby “Controversy Rages Over Female Genital Cosmetic Surgery”. You can read the full article by Betsy Bates in Ob.Gyn. News. Bates interviews doctors as to whether performing these procedures meets a need or exploits a lack of body-knowledge...
News: Mooncup leaks less than pads or tampons
A small study published this month in the Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology tested effectiveness of the mooncup. The results won't surprise anyone who has used one: "The Mooncup leaked 0.5 times less frequently and required to be changed 2.8 times less...
