Etiquette for menstruation
Recently I was fortunate enough to be asked to lend an excerpt of my recently released book to the UK Sunday Times Style magazine. The mostly fashion-centric Style magazine is not really known for its edginess or risk-taking (except perhaps in the realm of shoe and...
Pulling Out, BV vs. Yeast Infections, Period Art, and More Weekend Links
httpv://youtu.be/fp3Bns-bCv4 Hello, Decembeaver! While men stop shaving for November, women can stop shaving for December. This video was made last year as a satire, to promote Movember awareness. Because no one REALLY wants the ladies to put down the razor, amirite?...
Why the “pullout generation” is a sex ed fail
Questioning and quitting the pill are current hot topics, fueled in no small part by Holly Grigg-Spall’s recently released Sweetening the Pill Or How We Got Hooked on Hormonal Birth Control. Her book has drawn ample backlash, brilliantly addressed by re:Cycling...
KHORAI: Women’s Reproductive & Maternal Mental Health & Well-being at the Public Library
Guest Post by Marie Hansen November 23rd will mark the third session of KHORAI: a scientific & scholarly reading & discussion group about women’s maternal & reproductive mental health. I decided to take this opportunity to write a blog post to let you all...
Cause and Effect
Does menopause cause an increase in health problems ranging from heart disease to bone disease to psychological depression? One issue is that many of these claims have been criticized as being overblown both by professionals within the medical community and by critics...
How to Lose Your Virginity, tampon ingredients revealed, and more weekend links
. If you're in New York, or can be there November 17, don't miss the premiere of Therese Shechter's How to Lose Your Virginity, a fresh, funny, and long-overdue exploration of the myths and misogyny surrounding the "precious gift" of virginity. It's pro-sex,...
