by Elizabeth Kissling | Apr 6, 2012 | Girls, Internet, Language, Menarche, Menstruation
Today’s post was created using the web tool Storify, and may take an extra moment to load in some browsers. If the page fails to load, please use your refresh/reload button [View the story “Period Parties” on...
by Laura Wershler | Feb 24, 2012 | Activism, Birth Control, Girls, Menstruation, Ovulation, Reproduction, Sex
Guest Post by Lisa Leger Teen girls are getting pregnant, in part, because they don’t understand their menstrual cycles. It’s time for sexual health educators to step up and teach girls the primary sign of fertility. A recent report by The Centers for Disease Control...
by Alexandra Jacoby | Dec 22, 2011 | Girls, Menstruation
Last month I wrote about what I would tell the ten-year-old girl in my life about menstruation. This would be my first conversation about it with her. I really appreciated the supportive responses that I received in the comments and offline! I was nervous about it....
by Alexandra Jacoby | Nov 24, 2011 | Girls, Menarche, Menstruation
Ever since I saw this uterus pillow, I have been thinking about what to tell the girl in my life about menstruation. She’s ten years old. This pillow is exactly something I would give her! It’s handmade, using strong colors of the kind I like, and about a...
by Elizabeth Kissling | Nov 4, 2011 | Film, Girls, Independent Film, Menstruation
So says 15-year-old Judy to her boyfriend Johnny on the occasion of her first period, in this vintage film about menstruation, Linda’s Film About Menstruation. This 18-minute treasure was produced in 1974 by the Creative Artists Public Service Program of the New...
by Laura Wershler | Sep 21, 2011 | Girls, Menarche, New Research
Could vitamin D deficiency in young girls contribute to early onset of menstruation? A study conducted by the University of Michigan School of Public Health suggests this may be the case. Blood vitamin D levels were measured in 242 girls between the ages of 5 and...
