NuvaRing settles suit, period pain keeps us awake, and more weekend links
We didn't have much on our radar to report last week, so this we're trying to make up for it this weekend! Last Friday, Merck agreed to settle for $100 million with the thousands of claimants who have filed suit against their profitable contraceptive,...
Ms. February—Menstruation Pin-Up
Guest Post by Jen Lewis Beauty in Blood Presents Ms. February: Smoke Series Cycle: February 2013 Menstrual Designer: Jen Lewis Photographer: Rob Lewis
The Big, Fat, Menstrual Untruth in Cameron Diaz’s The Body Book
I was curious. If Cameron Diaz’s purpose in writing The Body Book: The Law of Hunger, the Science of Strength, and Other Ways to Love Your Amazing Body was empowerment, helping women to understand how their bodies work, would she include information about the...
Breaking the Silence
Guest Post by Jennifer Aldoretta When I read Chris Bobel’s recent post about silent menstrual suffering, I was instantly drawn in. Although her experiences are independent of my own, this particular experience felt familiar, as though I was reading a story about my...
Menstruation Musical Theatre, Misconceptions about Conception, & More Weekend Links
httpv://youtu.be/avTWvmjg674 "A for effort, sperm": The Guy's Guide to Birth Control, from Bedsider (video at right). More patronizing advice from a dude: 5 Things Your Girlfriend’s Tampon Box Won’t Tell You. Chicagoans, please tell us all about Period Piece — the...
Symptoms are Demeaning….and Feminine?
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BvovP7qSHDg According to a recent piece in The Times, a reputable English newspaper, symptoms are demeaning AND feminine. More specifically, the article reports on the prostate cancer experiences of Sir Michael Parkinson, or “Parky,” a...
