by Elizabeth Kissling | Apr 10, 2012
Naming Women’s Midlife Reproductive Transition (This document is also available as a PDF) Among health care providers, consumers, and media, confusing use of terminology exists relating to women’s midlife reproductive transition (such as “menopause,” “perimenopause,”...
by Elizabeth Kissling | Apr 7, 2012 | Internet
Why are some women so afraid of childbirth? Kate Ryan at National Women’s Health Network thinks that it might be partly because it is portrayed so negatively in entertainment media. After nearly disappearing in the 1970s, IUDs are becoming more popular in the...
by Laura Wershler | Apr 4, 2012 | Birth Control, Coming off the pill, Health Care, Hormones, Menstruation
April 14, 2015 I wish to thank all the women who’ve shared their experiences with Depo-Provera in the three years since this blog post was published. Comments are now closed. You can find more information here: Stopping Depo-Provera: Why and what to do about adverse...
by Elizabeth Kissling | Mar 31, 2012 | Internet
Remember this transphobic tampon ad from Libra that sparked worldwide protest back in January? The Advertising Standards Authority has ruled that Libra responded correctly by pulling the ad, and that the complaint is now settled. Bitch Media’s regular feature on...
by Heather Dillaway | Mar 29, 2012 | Communication, Health Care, Hormones, Internet, Language, Literature, Media, Menopause, Menstruation, New Research
As I embark on my 40th year I look ahead to menopause. I guess there is a good chance I’m approaching some foggy years. Brain fog, that is. In the past week a flurry of online news articles review new research findings on the “brain fog” that many perimenopausal women...
