by Elizabeth Kissling | Dec 5, 2009 | Language
Guest Post By Elissa Stein Cross-posted at Wonders & Marvels While the uterus is a remarkable part of a woman’s anatomy—it can house a growing baby, then shrink back to its original size, work month after month for 40 or so years regenerating its lining, keeping...
by Elizabeth Kissling | Dec 3, 2009 | Communication, Dysmenorrhea, Health Care, Menorrhagia, Menstruation, New Research
A couple of months ago, we wrote about Kate Seear’s research findings that menstrual etiquette is a frequent cause of delayed diagnosis of endometriosis. In related news, medical researchers writing in a recent issue of the Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology...
by Chris Bobel | Dec 3, 2009 | Activism, Communication, FemCare, Humor, Language, Men, Menstruation
Button by Insanitywear My friend, the poet and writer Andrea Scarpino, posted this brief essay on a blog she regularly contributes to–Steven Kuuisto‘s “Planet of the Blind.” It is not a coincidence that a blog centering on disability...
by Elizabeth Kissling | Dec 3, 2009 | Advertising, FemCare, Menstruation
It’s common knowledge that international corporations use different slogans and sometimes different product names to sell the same items in different countries. Procter & Gamble’s femcare products provide many good illustrations of this; as we noted...
by Elizabeth Kissling | Dec 1, 2009 | Advertising, Menstruation, Pharmaceutical
A friend just pointed me to Excedrin’s web page for Excedrin® Menstrual Complete, with “a unique triple ingredient combination that relieves 5 of your major symptoms — bloating, cramps, muscle aches, headache, and fatigue.” You know, for...
