by Laura Wershler | Jul 25, 2012 | Birth Control, Books, Literature, Menstruation, Sex, Virginity
SPOILER ALERT: Plot details in the Fifty Shades of Grey trilogy are revealed in this post. Fine literary fiction it is not, but the Fifty Shades of Grey trilogy by E.L. James can certainly claim to be libido-boosting storytelling. Deirdre Donahue at USA Today...
by Elizabeth Kissling | Jun 6, 2012 | Anatomy, Birth Control, Ovulation, Television
Guest Post by Lisa Leger Yesterday (June 4) on MSNBC-TV, my girl Rachel Maddow interviewed New York Times columnist Gail Collins, author of the new book, As Texas Goes. The book criticizes the state’s politics and morality laws and their impact on the rest of the...
by Laura Wershler | May 30, 2012 | Birth Control, Coming off the pill, Health Care, Hormones, New Research, Pharmaceutical
If you quit the pill would you replace it with forget-about-it or mindful birth control? How you feel about your body, your menstrual cycle and your sexual relationship(s) will influence your choice. Another consideration might be your attitude towards an unintended...
by Elizabeth Kissling | May 15, 2012 | Activism, Birth Control, Health Care, Law/Legal, Politics
I admit, I didn’t know that this is National Women’s Health Week until I received a reminder in my inbox from a U.S. FDA mailing list, letting me know about the Food & Drug Administration’s role in promoting Women’s Health. They’ve...
by Elizabeth Kissling | Apr 18, 2012 | Birth Control, Law/Legal, New Research, Pharmaceutical
Guest Post by Holly Grigg-Spall How many of us read the inserts included in a packet of pills? How many decide not to take the pills on the basis of the information enclosed? The rapidly reeled-off list of side effects stated at the end of a televised advert...
by Laura Wershler | Apr 4, 2012 | Birth Control, Coming off the pill, Health Care, Hormones, Menstruation
April 14, 2015 I wish to thank all the women who’ve shared their experiences with Depo-Provera in the three years since this blog post was published. Comments are now closed. You can find more information here: Stopping Depo-Provera: Why and what to do about adverse...