‘Well, there is plenty of blood, but none of it’s bad’
re-blogging re:Cycling In celebration of our fifth anniversary, we are republishing some of our favorite posts. This post by Elizabeth Kissling originally appeared September 29, 2009. Apropos of Chris' most recent post, the video of Serena Williams' new ad for Tampax...
Mythological periods, controversial underwear ads, and more weekend links
Your period, day-by-day, with the women of M-TV's Girl Code. Hospitals are less likely to encourage Black mothers to breastfeed. A lingerie company that specializes in 'leak-proof' underwear for menstruation and for new moms has been catching some flak for its new ad...
Coming off Depo-Provera can be a woman’s worst nightmare
re-blogging re:Cycling In celebration of our fifth anniversary, we are republishing some of our favorite posts. This post by Laura Wershler originally appeared April 4, 2012, and has received nearly 600 comments. To avoid confusion, we have closed comments on this...
In Defense of Hating My Period
re-blogging re:Cycling In celebration of our fifth anniversary, we are republishing some of our favorite posts. This post by Chris Bobel originally appeared October 1, 2012. Okay. Enough. I gotta say something. Because I am committed to various efforts to...
Period acceptance, openness about being HPV+, and more weekend links
httpv://youtu.be/P9F8dEI2IPk 1970s advertising flashback: Watch these ladies share a shameful secret, and pity them. Rebecca, regular contributor at xoJane, says she's terrible at menstruating. She's got a lot of company, as there are currently more than 400 comments....
Male Menopause, Andropause and now “Manopause”?
By now, everyone has probably seen this week’s TIME cover story. The magazine’s August 18th cover photo showed a topless, seemingly frumpy, middle-aged man worried about his loss of testosterone and (therefore) manhood under the title, “Manopause?! Aging, Insecurity...
