by Elizabeth Kissling | Jan 6, 2011 | Humor, Menopause, Newspapers
Widely distributed U.S. comic strip “Zits” — the ongoing story of the life and times of 16-year-old Jeremy Duncan — began a storyline about menopause this week. Apparently, Jeremy’s mom has begun experiencing signs of perimenopause. So...
by Elizabeth Kissling | Nov 24, 2010 | Menopause, New Research
So there’s a surge today in news stories about how hormone treatment for menopause (popularly known as ‘hormone replacement therapy’ or HRT) benefits the brain, apparently based on publicity over this study published in Hormones and Behavior. In...
by Heather Dillaway | Nov 15, 2010 | Advertising, Language, Menopause
The title of this blog entry comes straight from a media release about Goodnighties® Recovery Sleepwear. That’s right, now there is finally sleepwear made out of a fabric similar to the fabric worn by “Olympians, Astronauts and Even Racehorses” to wick away the...
by Heather Dillaway | Oct 28, 2010 | Language, Menopause, Menstruation, Philosophy
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about the words we use when we’re talking about menstruation or reproductive experiences more generally. I’ve been noticing lately that we use the word “waiting” quite a bit. I have a friend who is “still waiting” for her menstrual...
by Heather Dillaway | Oct 21, 2010 | Menopause, New Research, Newspapers, Pharmaceutical
Yes, the hormone therapies prescribed for women in perimenopause and beyond have already been suspect. Especially after the initial Women’s Health Initiative (WHI) trial results in 2002 (but even before that), researchers documented the health risks associated with...
by Heather Dillaway | Oct 6, 2010 | Film, Independent Film, Media, Menopause
Okay, I haven’t seen the film in full yet. And, yes, I’ll admit right up front that I’m not menopausal yet. And for many readers this may be enough to discount what I might say here, but…. I have interviewed quite a number of menopausal women in the last ten years...
