Anatomy

Period Revolution — How Period Apps are Changing Women’s Health

by Saniya Lee Ghanoui | Mar 13, 2015 | Anatomy, DIY, FemCare, Fertility, Health Care, Menstruation

Guest Post by Dr. Lara Briden My new book Period Repair Manual begins with some warm words about Period Apps. I’m talking about the smart phone applications that let us tap in data about our period start date, bleed duration, and symptoms such as spotting,...

“Menstrual Hygiene” Explored: Capturing the the Wider Context

by Chris Bobel | Dec 9, 2014 | Activism, Anatomy, Communication, FemCare, Girls, Health Care, Men, Menstruation, New Research, Reusable menstrual products

This summer, I bought a new camera. I needed it to snap pictures during a research trip to India where I explored diverse approaches to what’s called in the development sector, Menstrual Hygiene Management (MHM). I chose a sleek, high tech device with a...

Obvious Child: The Other Taboo

by Holly Grigg-Spall | Jun 18, 2014 | Anatomy, Birth Control, Celebrities, Film, Independent Film, Media, Menstruation, Ovulation, Pregnancy, Reproduction, Sex

The recently released rom-com ‘Obvious Child’ has been discussed far and wide for its mature, sensitive and funny approach to the topic of abortion and yet I have not seen one comment on the fact that this movie also makes mainstream (and yes, funny) the topic of...

Save the Date! The Next Great Menstrual Health Con

by Chris Bobel | Jun 16, 2014 | Activism, Anatomy, Birth Control, Books, Celebrities, Coming off the pill, Communication, DIY, FemCare, Fertility, Girls, Health Care, History, Hormones, Humor, Language, Law/Legal, Media, Men, Menarche, Menopause, Menstruation, Meta, Motherhood, New Research, Objects, Ovulation, Pharmaceutical, Philosophy, PMS, Politics, Pregnancy, Religion/Spirituality, Reproduction, Sex, Sports, Theater, Toxic Shock Syndrome

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“Home Made Menstrual Period for Game-Playing With Doctors”

by Holly Grigg-Spall | May 14, 2014 | Activism, Anatomy, DIY, Health Care, Humor, Literature, Menstruation

In the past few weeks I have been meeting with women’s health activist Carol Downer to collaborate on a new book. She shared with me a work published in 1969 that was a catalyst for her development of the self-help movement and feminist women’s health clinics – ‘The...

Are There Limits to Empathy?

by Chris Bobel | Mar 17, 2014 | Activism, Anatomy, Communication, Independent Film, Internet, Menstruation, Objects

Readers—I need your help! Next month, I will participate in a friendly debate at the Museum of Modern Art about Sputniko!’s provocative piece “Menstrutation Machine.” We’ve written about Menstruation Machine on re:Cycling before. In short, the metal device is equipped...