by Laura Wershler | Mar 7, 2012 | Activism, Amenorrhea, Birth Control, Coming off the pill, Communication, Dysmenorrhea, Health Care, Hormones, Menorrhagia, Menstruation, Ovulation, Pharmaceutical, PMS, Reproduction
Everybody can use a good map to help them get to where they’re going. Why not women heading to the land of non-hormonal contraception? In my post on January 11, 2012 I asked if coming off the pill was a growing trend. I proposed to write a series of posts about...
by Elizabeth Kissling | Aug 25, 2011 | Humor, Internet, PMS
Are you following the PMS Adventures of Crimson Tide, Maxi Pad, and Tam Pon? After a paid medical trial went bad, these ladies developed extraordinary superpowers that manifest only when they’re menstruating — and since they’re roommates, their...
by Elizabeth Kissling | Jul 27, 2011 | Advertising, Art, Menstruation, Meta, PMS
Tap, tap. Is this thing working? Is this thing on? After some rest, reconnaissance, and re-organization, re:Cycling is back — bigger, bolder, and with more menstruation and women’s health news than ever. Most of our old team is back, along with a few new...
by Elizabeth Kissling | Feb 7, 2011 | New Research, PMS
Given the variety of symptoms of PMS (more than 150), it’s not surprising that no single treatment is effective for all cases, or that women would seek remedies in alternative medicine. A new review of 30 years of literature on herbal remedies sought to discover...
by Elizabeth Kissling | Dec 14, 2010 | New Research, PMS
Not only does PMS not turn women into Vikings, heavyweight boxers, or Mexican wrestlers (see yesterday’s post about ads for Kitadol), it does not affect every woman who menstruates. Research using daily surveys to examine patterns of depression and anxiety...
by Elizabeth Kissling | Nov 12, 2010 | PMS
There’s already more than 60 apps on the market for tracking PMS and other aspects of the menstrual cycle, but there always room for one more: Betty Crocker introduced the PMS SOS app this week. In addition to sad stereotypes about gender and how women are ruled...