by Elizabeth Kissling | Jan 1, 2012 | Internet, Menstruation
This site is tracked by Google Analytics, WordPress’ StatPress, and at least one other web tracker. But instead of digging through all of our statistics of most commented, most linked, most page loads, etc., when I was recently asked about the best posts of...
by Elizabeth Kissling | Dec 31, 2011 | Internet
PZ Meyers at Pharyngula summarizes a fascinating new proposal to explain why women (and a few other animals) menstruate: Emera, Romero, and Wagner, the authors of the paper, suggest the question to explained is decidualization, the production of a thickened...
by Paula Derry | Dec 28, 2011 | Communication, Language, Menopause, Philosophy
Guest Post by Paula S. Derry, Ph.D. In a recent blog post, Heather Dillaway commented on the uncertainty, confusion, and frustration she felt as a menopause researcher, given the lack of consensus about the most basic aspects of the menopause transition. Researchers...
by Chris Bobel | Dec 26, 2011 | Menarche, Menopause, Menstruation, New Research
What happens when get a bunch of interdisciplinary menstrual cycle researchers together and give them each a topic or two and a word count? You get a pithy document called “The Menstrual Cycle: A Feminist Lifespan Perspective” available to anyone who needs to...
by Elizabeth Kissling | Dec 24, 2011 | Internet
You know who else talks frankly about periods? Besides us, that is? Margaret Cho. Just one of the reasons we love her. Jess at xoJane explains why none of the anti-Plan B arguments are remotely convincing. A Diva Cup user at Persephone Magazine reports on test driving...
