by Editor | May 19, 2017 | Hormones, Research
SMCR member Emilia Sanabria digs deep into Brazilian attitudes and cultural approaches to women’s bodies in her book Plastic Bodies: Sex Hormones and Menstrual Suppression in Brazil. Published by Duke University Press (2016), the book is described as follows:...
by Editor | Jun 17, 2015 | Health Care, Hormones, Literature, Menopause, Menstruation, New Research, Pharmaceutical
Free access to Women’s Reproductive Health, the journal launched by the Society for Menstrual Cycle Research in 2014, is available to all SMCR members. To become a member of the society or to obtain a subscription contact info@menstruationresearch.org. For...
by Editor | May 26, 2015 | Hormones, New Research, Pharmaceutical, PMDD, PMS
Concurrent sessions on Saturday, June 6th explore unique cultural experiences of menstruation and delve into the parameters of premenstrual distress at the 21st Biennial Conference of the Society for Menstrual Cycle Research at The Center for Women’s Health and Human...
by Laura Wershler | Jan 22, 2015 | Books, Fertility, Hormones, Literature, Media, Menarche, Menstruation, Pharmaceutical
In her novel State of Wonder Ann Patchett explores, among many broad themes, the question: What if there were a drug women could take to extend menstruation and fertility into their seventies? Not evident on the dust jacket, this storyline grabbed the attention of...
by David Linton | Nov 18, 2014 | Girls, Hormones, magazines, Men, Sex
The idea that animals (male animals, that is) mark territories with urine streams is well established, particularly in the case of dogs, wolves, and other similar breeds. It seems that men too (notably adolescent boys) engage in some sort of marking practices when it...
by Laura Wershler | Aug 28, 2014 | Birth Control, Coming off the pill, Hormones
re-blogging re:Cycling In celebration of our fifth anniversary, we are republishing some of our favorite posts. This post by Laura Wershler originally appeared April 4, 2012, and has received nearly 600 comments. To avoid confusion, we have closed comments on this...
