Don’t Go In The Russian Ocean
If an argument still needs to be made that cultural attitudes toward the menstrual cycle vary tremendously from place to place, despite the biological universality of the phenomenon, perhaps the clearest source of proof lies in variations in advertising practices. For...
The Menstrual Masquerade
Just out from Temple University Press is a new book edited by Jeffrey Bruen and Daniel Wilson titled Disability and Passing: Blurring the Lines of Identity. I am honored to have a chapter in it about how menstruation has been socially constructed as a disabling...
HPV, Life-saving Vinegar, Life-threatening Pills, and More Weekend Links
httpv://youtu.be/F1e0-assZWA Is it possible to get throat cancer from oral sex? Yes. Is it probable? Or even likely? No. Separate the hype from the facts, and ask why "the one sexual act that gives women pleasure and does not cause pregnancy is now being described as...
Selling Sickness: A Call to Action
As our regular readers now know, the Society for Menstrual Cycle Research held its 20th biennial meeting last week in New York. Over the next few weeks, you can expect to see several posts about new research and other exciting events of that conference (yes, the Red...
Have You Heard? Menstrual Hygiene GOES GLOBAL!
Guest Post by Danielle I. Keiser, WASH United gGmbH/Berlin, Germany From May #MENSTRAVAGANZA to Menstrual Hygiene Day: WASH United is Turning Up the Volume and Helping Breaking the Silence Did you hear about May #MENSTRAVAGANZA? It was truly menstravagant. It was the...
Let’s Celebrate!
Today marks the start of Making Menstruation Matter, the 20th conference focusing on menstrual cycle research and women's health. For 36 years, these conferences have been open to those interested in the latest information on menstrual aspects of women's lives, from...
