How meninists and chocolate are making menstrual headlines
No matter how far we may come with menstrual advocacy, the world never ceases to surprise us with moments that make us ask ourselves “what year is it again?” Ryan Williams, a teen “meninist” in the UK created quite the conversation on Twitter when he weighed in on the...
It’s time to send in the feminists
In the aftermath of the U.S. Presidential election, it is hard to find the strength to adhere to our day-to-day work as menstrual health advocates, champions, researchers, teachers, and etc. Some of us doubt that our work is relevant enough or urgent enough to matter...
The Fifth Vital Sign: A grassroots movement towards menstrual cycle literacy
Guest Post by Kelsey Knight and Emily Varnam For three months this year, Kelsey and Emily, a doula and nurse duo, traversed the United States by car offering free reproductive health classes in over 60 locations. They called the project The Fifth Vital Sign, and...
Out for Blood: Essays on Menstruation and Resistance
Excerpt from Out for Blood: Essays on Menstruation and Resistance, by Breanne Fahs SUNY Press, November, 2016 In 2012 Petra Collins, an outspoken artist and activist, designed a t-shirt for American Apparel that depicted a hairy menstruating vulva with fingers...
The 7% “Man Tax,” the +/- Effects of Estrogen on the Brain, and other Weekend Links
When theory lends to practice and practice lends to activism Menstrual-related theories and research have long played a role in shaping how women’s bodies are perceived and how their behavior is explained. More often than not, by attributing a causal link between the...
SMCR Member Profile: Setting the record straight about endometriosis
Heather Guidone, Program Director, Center for Endometriosis Care When and why did you join the Society for Menstrual Cycle Research? I was invited as a guest speaker to the 2013 SMCR conference and was immediately impressed by the depth of camaraderie and spirit with...
