by Elizabeth Kissling | Mar 2, 2013 | Internet
A new study reports that women who eat diets rich in iron are less likely to report symptoms of pre-menstrual syndrome. Sen. Frank Lautenberg, D-N.J., and Rep. Barbara Lee, D-C.A., recently reintroduced the Real Education for Healthy Youth Act (REHYA), renewing their...
by Elizabeth Kissling | Feb 23, 2013 | Internet
Forty years ago, Gloria Steinem wondered what the world would be like if men could menstruate. Dana Leipold wonders what it would be like if men had killer menstrual cramps. Amelia McDonell-Parry of The Frisky shares 15 “memorable menstruation scenes” from...
by Elizabeth Kissling | Feb 16, 2013 | Internet
This video shows a brief talk by Catarina de Albuquerque, UN Special Raporteur, about menstrual hygiene as a human right. Hypatia’s rags and the history of menstruation. A study published last year in Urology, the official publication of The Société...
by Elizabeth Kissling | Feb 9, 2013 | Internet
Celebrity femcare flashback: Here’s Naomi Watts starring in a 1980s Australian Tampax ad. New research from Yale has identified genes related to aggressive endometrial cancer. Because Life Can’t Stop With A Period: An update on the fantastic work of Elizabeth...
by Elizabeth Kissling | Feb 2, 2013 | Internet
At right: Candy Birth Control Pills, written by Carissa Leone & directed by Brian Goetz. Teaching a daughter with developmental delay about menstruation: Developmental Delay, Menstruation and Denial. A new study published in Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica...
by Elizabeth Kissling | Jan 26, 2013 | Internet
ICYMI: We shared this on Facebook earlier this week, but it’s too funny not to share again here — It’s Laura Wershler’s worst nightmare: Birth control on the bottom! Suzan wrote a personal, honest goodbye letter to menstruation this week at Period...
