Be part of the next edition of Our Bodies, Ourselves
Our Bodies, Ourselves is seeking up to two dozen women to participate in an online discussion on sexual relationships. Stories and comments may be used anonymously in the next edition of Our Bodies, Ourselves, which will be published in 2011 by Simon & Schuster....
Will HPV Screening Replace Pap Tests?
Researchers in Italy have recently completed a study comparing the effectiveness of DNA testing for HPV (human papillomavirus) to the commonly used Pap smear for detecting cervical cancer. Their findings suggest that more cases of cervical cancer can be prevented with...
Don’t Douche!
Remember my rant about "vagina wash" back in November? No? I'll wait while you read it. Anyway, it's not just a political rant: there are new data that indicate that douching probably causes bacterial vaginosis. A research team studying the association between...
No more Target: Women
We're sad to learn that brilliant funnywoman Sarah Haskins is leaving Target: Women (and especially sad that she's leaving before creating a TW about femcare products). But we still have her fine piece about how birth control is sold to us as period control....
“Abortion is a matter of survival for women”
It was 37 years ago today that the U.S. Supreme Court decided Roe v. Wade, in which the Court held that a woman's right to an abortion fell within the right to privacy protected by the Fourteenth Amendment. In commemoration of that decision and women's right to...
Collecting Stem Cells from Menstrual Blood: Help Out a Student Researcher
Because the endometrium, the lining of the uterus, regenerates each month, some researchers believe menstrual blood may be a viable source of stem cells. Stem cells have been found in the uterine lining, although it is uncertain whether healthy, viable stem cells are...
