by Elizabeth Kissling | Jan 22, 2010 | Activism, Health Care, Law/Legal
It was 37 years ago today that the U.S. Supreme Court decided Roe v. Wade, in which the Court held that a woman’s right to an abortion fell within the right to privacy protected by the Fourteenth Amendment. In commemoration of that decision and women’s...
by Elizabeth Kissling | Jan 18, 2010 | Health Care, Menorrhagia, New Research
Tuesday’s Wall Street Journal reports a new surgical technique for relief of uterine fibroids is currently being tested at six medical centers in the U.S., along with two in Mexico and one in Guatemala. Presently, the only sure cure is hysterectomy, because...
by Elizabeth Kissling | Jan 7, 2010 | Communication, Health Care, Humor, Internet, Sex
Some ecards, creators of absolutely genius electronic postcards, have introduced a special series of HPV WTF cards to commemorate National Cervical Health Month. (I’ll bet you didn’t even know it was National Cervical Health Month!) Send them to people you...
by Chris Hitchcock | Jan 1, 2010 | Health Care, Menopause, Pharmaceutical
The bioidentical hormone therapy industry has been getting a bad rap lately in the US, and this press release is an example of why. Among other things, the writer confuses estrogen and progesterone, in one paragraph saying their product is a “safe and...
by Elizabeth Kissling | Dec 27, 2009 | Books, Health Care
One of the reviewers for the forthcoming edition of Our Bodies, Ourselves, who blogs anonymously at Mom’s Tinfoil Hat, is seeking contributions for the chapter she is reviewing. I am busy reviewing and contributing to the second chapter of Our Bodies, Ourselves that...
by Chris Hitchcock | Dec 24, 2009 | Birth Control, Dysmenorrhea, Health Care, Menorrhagia, Menstruation, Pharmaceutical, PMS
A recent press release from the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists announces that Hormonal Contraceptives Offer Benefits Beyond Pregnancy Prevention. This is in the same vein as similar articles published over the years about “non-contraceptive...
