by Laura Wershler | Sep 21, 2011 | Girls, Menarche, New Research
Could vitamin D deficiency in young girls contribute to early onset of menstruation? A study conducted by the University of Michigan School of Public Health suggests this may be the case. Blood vitamin D levels were measured in 242 girls between the ages of 5 and...
by Elizabeth Kissling | Sep 17, 2011 | Internet
Anthropologist Kate Clancy explains the myth of menotoxins and the scientific conclusion: Menstruation is just blood and tissue you ended up not using. Now that you’ve given up oral contraceptives, here’s a great way to re-purpose all those pills: this...
by Elizabeth Kissling | Sep 16, 2011 | Activism, Celebrities, Girls, Health Care
The Village Voice has declared today, Friday, September 16, ‘Tweet That You Have Had HPV Day’. U.S. readers probably know that on Monday, Congresswoman Michele Bachmann upbraided Texas governor Rick Perry for requiring girls in his state to have the...
by Elizabeth Kissling | Sep 14, 2011 | Birth Control, Politics
“No woman can call herself free who does not own and control her body. No woman can call herself free until she can choose consciously whether she will or will not be a mother.” Raise a glass – today is Margaret Sanger’s birthday. Learn about...
by David Linton | Sep 13, 2011 | Literature, Men, Menstruation
Speculation about the private lives of historic figures is always a dicey thing. The task is made more difficult depending on how long ago the individual lived, how well known they were in the first place, whether they or their acquaintances wrote about them, whether...
