by Elizabeth Kissling | Sep 20, 2014 | Internet
The Sunday New York Times published interactive graphs showing the likelihood of failure of the most popular methods of birth control in the U.S., comparing typical use to perfect use. Sanitary panties: Not just for ladies anymore (via Chris Bobel). Dr. Sanjay Gupta...
by Elizabeth Kissling | Sep 13, 2014 | Internet
The National Academies of Science recently confirmed that styrene is a carcinogenic chemical. Why do we care? Styrene is among the chemicals listed as a fragrance in Procter & Gamble products – but P&G doesn’t identify which products. So is styrene in...
by David Linton | Sep 12, 2014 | Internet, Men, Menstruation, PMS
re-blogging re:Cycling In celebration of our fifth anniversary, we are republishing some of our favorite posts. This post by David Linton originally appeared October 8, 2009. A lot of ideas get hatched in a bar over drinks with friends. Most don’t make it past the...
by Elizabeth Kissling | Sep 6, 2014 | Internet
You’ve already done the ALS ice bucket challenge, now take the lemon challenge and help end endometriosis. There’s also the taco and/or beer challenge for reproductive rights: You just eat a taco, and/or drink a beer, and donate to an abortion fund....
by Elizabeth Kissling | Aug 30, 2014 | Internet
Your period, day-by-day, with the women of M-TV’s Girl Code. Hospitals are less likely to encourage Black mothers to breastfeed. A lingerie company that specializes in ‘leak-proof’ underwear for menstruation and for new moms has been catching some...
by Elizabeth Kissling | Aug 23, 2014 | Internet
1970s advertising flashback: Watch these ladies share a shameful secret, and pity them. Rebecca, regular contributor at xoJane, says she’s terrible at menstruating. She’s got a lot of company, as there are currently more than 400 comments. Here’s a...