by Giovanna Chesler | Aug 2, 2010 | Film, Independent Film, Menstruation, Religion/Spirituality
Red Moon: Menstruation, Culture and the Politics of Gender may have crossed your path as The Moon Inside You (its original title prior to 2010 its current distribution through Media Education Foundation). It is a film that has enjoyed wide release, with exhibition on...
by Elizabeth Kissling | Jul 29, 2010 | Birth Control, Girls, Health Care, Men, New Research
In our May 28 “Saturday Surfing” round-up of recommended reading, we highlighted Lynn Harris’ essay for The Nation about new research on “reproductive coercion”: the alarming frequency with which young men try to get their partners pregnant, often by...
by Elizabeth Kissling | Jul 26, 2010 | Dysmenorrhea, Menstruation, New Research
Women have long been advised that exercise is among the best pain relievers for painful periods. But a new Cochrane Review (also published in July, 2010, issue of Obstetrics & Gynecology) indicates that research confirming that advice is inconclusive. Yet, the...
by Elizabeth Kissling | Jul 22, 2010 | Birth Control, Internet, Language, Ovulation
We’ve written previously about some of the apps for tracking menstruation and PMS, but this new iPhone/Pad app for tracking ovulation is problematic. iOvulation is an application that calculates the time of ovulation and generates your personal fertility...
by Elizabeth Kissling | Jul 19, 2010 | Menopause, New Research, Pharmaceutical
Guest post by Jerilynn Prior, Centre for Menstrual Cycle and Ovulation Research It’s been two weeks since Chris Hitchcock and I returned from San Diego’s recent Endocrine Society meetings. We are feeling incredibly happy with the success of our protracted, intense...
