by Elizabeth Kissling | Apr 13, 2013 | Internet
Last week, we joined many other women’s health activists in celebrating the judicial ruling making emergency contraception finally available over-the-counter. But this week, Roni Caryn Rabin points out in the New York Times that it may very little effect:...
by Elizabeth Kissling | Apr 6, 2013 | Internet
A federal judge ruled yesterday that the FDA must remove any age and sale restrictions on emergency contraception (Plan B One-Step and its generic versions) within 30 days. This drug will now be available to women of all ages over-the-counter. Judge Edward R. Korman...
by Paula Derry | Apr 1, 2013 | Health Care, Hormones, Media, Menopause, New Research
The Huffington Post published a story last week titled “Last Menstrual Cycle Could Be Predicted With New Model”. The story stated that a research study had just been published about a new method for predicting the end of menstruation in which researchers developed a...
by Elizabeth Kissling | Mar 30, 2013 | Internet
A high school biology teacher in Idaho is facing a possible reprimand because a few parents complained that he used the word vagina when teaching about the human reproductive system. This video is dedicated to those parents. A blog post about side effects of the...
by David Linton | Mar 26, 2013 | Independent Film, Perimenopause, Television
(Spoiler alert: if you haven’t finished or intend to watch the show discussed here, you might wait to read this post until later.) The premises of the much-discussed new series House of Cards hosted on Netflix, are that no one in the world of politics can be trusted,...
by Elizabeth Kissling | Mar 23, 2013 | Internet
Here’s a condom ad that doesn’t sexualize women. Another reason to let pubic hair grow — microtrauma to the skin from shaving and waxing may increase the spread of skin virus Molluscum contagiosum. Tampons don’t really get lost inside your vagina,...
