by Chris Bobel | Oct 28, 2013 | Anatomy, Communication, Film, Humor, Internet, Language, Men, Menstruation, Television
For me, that’s always the question. Gross is a decision. It is a judgment based on a set of values derived from a particular perspective. And because of this slipperiness, some things are more widely deemed GROSS that some other things. Readers of this blog are...
by Chris Bobel | Sep 2, 2013 | Anatomy, Birth Control, Fertility, Health Care, Menstruation, Ovulation, Reproduction
Guest Post by Amy Sedgwick, HRHP, Red Tent Sisters While there are no shortage of apps designed to help women track their periods, finding an app that meets the needs of women who are practicing fertility awareness methods (FAM) for birth control or conception can be...
by Chris Bobel | Aug 5, 2013 | Anatomy, Celebrities, FemCare, Humor
The BODY POLICE just wrote us another ticket. Sweating through our workout clothes, is a big NO NO, that is, if the sweat shows up (whisper…blush…giggle…) down there. The “solution” to the non-problem du jour is U By Kotex’s Sports...
by Elizabeth Kissling | May 7, 2013 | Anatomy, Fertility, Reproduction
Guest Post by Kati Bicknell, Kindara It has been brought to my attention several times that not all women’s cervical fluid matches the usual descriptions of sticky, creamy, egg white, or watery. This means some women are having a hard time charting their fertility,...
by Elizabeth Kissling | Apr 9, 2013 | Anatomy, Books, Language
Guest post by Kati Bicknell, Kindara Now I know in the title of this post I say “Five things you probably don’t know about your vagina,” but really it’s about more than your vagina. The V Book, by Elizabeth Gunther Stewart and Paula Spencer, is basically the owner’s...
by Mindy Erchull | Apr 3, 2013 | Anatomy, Language
A surprising amount of my time last week was spent thinking about vaginas. In part, this was because I had plans to attend the Friday night show of The Vagina Monologues on my campus. It’s always a great show, and this year, one of my students was directing it. ...
