by Elizabeth Kissling | Dec 1, 2012 | Internet
Gilda’s Club, a cancer support group in Madison, Wisconsin, named for the late, great Gilda Radner, who died of ovarian cancer at age 42 in 1989, is changing its name, because young women don’t know who Gilda Radner was. This makes me sad on so many...
by Elizabeth Kissling | Nov 24, 2012 | Internet
A team of Australian filmmakers are working on a promising-looking comedy film, Bloomers, described as “Todd Solondz meets Freaks and Geeks meets menstrual blood”. Visit their Pozible site if you’d like to support the project. Some simple tips for...
by Elizabeth Kissling | Nov 17, 2012 | Internet
U.S. readers, what did you think of the “Menzies” episode of New Girl? We’ve been discussing it on our Facebook page. In the clip at right, Winston reveals his sympathy PMS to Schmidt. How a pregnancy test can reveal you have cancer. The exact cause...
by Laura Wershler | Nov 14, 2012 | Activism, Communication, FemCare, Girls, Internet, Menarche, Menopause, Menstruation, Perimenopause, Reusable menstrual products, Toxic Shock Syndrome
Bloggers at re:Cycling often challenge and invite readers to open up and talk about our menstrual experiences. In a September post, Heather Dillaway asked : “Why don’t we talk about the important variations in our menstrual cycles?” In another, she wrote about the...
by Elizabeth Kissling | Nov 10, 2012 | Internet
The big news in the U.S. this week: The female voter has ways of shutting that whole thing down. Rachel Maddow explains in this video. Cycle Harmony suggests ten simple ways to honor your cycle. Mike Huckabee, talk show host and one-time candidate for the Republican...
by Heather Dillaway | Nov 8, 2012 | Communication, Internet, Media, Menopause, Menstruation
It turns out that phthalates – chemicals found in cosmetics, hairspray, packaged food, household cleaners, and other common plastic items – are causing early menopause. At least according to one new study that is getting a lot of hype in the past week or...
