by Alexandra Jacoby | Feb 16, 2012 | Communication, FemCare, Menstruation
Am I losing friends when I post menstrual cycle stuff on my Facebook page? I wonder about that. Actually, I worry about that. But I post anyway. When someone “likes” a cycle post, every cell in my body tingles with glee, and sighs a little relief. The other day, a...
by Laura Wershler | Feb 8, 2012 | Advertising, Communication, Health Care, magazines, Menopause, Television
The Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada has inaccurately branded menopause as a killer of women. I will not be sending them a donation. Last October, the foundation launched a fundraising campaign called Make Death Wait. Magazine and TV ads personify death as a man...
by Laura Wershler | Jan 20, 2012 | Birth Control, Communication, Dysmenorrhea, Health Care, Menstruation, New Research, Pharmaceutical
Is there a woman over the age of 18 anywhere who doesn’t know that taking the birth control pill can make her periods lighter and less painful? Most women know this, but not many know why. The news stories swirling around a new study about the pill and period pain...
by Heather Dillaway | Jan 6, 2012 | Communication, Internet, Menopause
Lately re:Cycling has featured several posts on menopause, and I have begun to think about the other menopause blogs that might be out there. Turns out there are plenty – maybe not as many blogs as there are about reproductive experiences like pregnancy or childbirth...
by Paula Derry | Dec 28, 2011 | Communication, Language, Menopause, Philosophy
Guest Post by Paula S. Derry, Ph.D. In a recent blog post, Heather Dillaway commented on the uncertainty, confusion, and frustration she felt as a menopause researcher, given the lack of consensus about the most basic aspects of the menopause transition. Researchers...
by Laura Wershler | Oct 19, 2011 | Activism, Books, Communication, Health Care, New Research, Ovulation
OPINION Every October it’s the same thing: Buy pink, think pink, drink the pink Kool-Aid. All in pursuit of (mostly) the cure for breast cancer. Forget the cure. I’m much more interested in preventing the disease. As such, I’ve refused for years to...
