by Elizabeth Kissling | Dec 10, 2011 | Internet
Learn to relieve menstrual cramps and low energy with the yoga pose, Baddha Konasana, with a video demonstration. [Note: You’ll have to watch a commercial first.] New research from the Comprehensive Epilepsy Center at the University of California, Irvine finds...
by Heather Dillaway | Dec 8, 2011 | Language, Menopause, Menstruation, Reproduction
Menstruation and menopause are reproductive health experiences, aren’t they? At least that’s what I think. But I’m starting to wonder how many people agree. I’ve been thinking a lot lately about how people define the things they experience and how researchers define...
by David Linton | Dec 6, 2011 | Advertising, Disposable menstrual products, FemCare, Menstruation, Sex
For nearly a century, ads and other promotional materials for menstrual products have been based on claims that the pad, tampon or, more recently, cup or pill, would make it possible for women to participate in activities that their periods would otherwise have...
by Elizabeth Kissling | Dec 2, 2011 | Menstruation, Sports
Guest Post by Robin Percyz In the boxing ring, droplets of blood are often an indication of triumph. In fact, if you’ve ever had the opportunity to fight, seeing blood on an opponent’s face will often evoke a primal, animalistic pleasure. Boxing is, arguably, one...
by Elizabeth Kissling | Nov 30, 2011 | FemCare, Menstruation, Objects, Reusable menstrual products
When I talk with young women who’ve never heard about alternative menstrual products, they often have a hard time imagining inserting something the size of a menstrual cup. For some reason, asking them to picture a silicone (or rubber) cone-shaped shot glass...