by Chris Bobel | Oct 2, 2009 | Celebrities, Communication, Radio
Guest post by Laura Wershler, Sexual Health Access Alberta Canadian comic, Elvira Kurt, broke the menstrual silence taboo on Friday, September 25, on Q, “Canada’s liveliest arts, culture and entertainment magazine”. Q, with host Jian Ghomeshi, airs weekdays on...
by Elizabeth Kissling | Oct 1, 2009 | Birth Control, Menstruation, Pharmaceutical
The Federal Drug Administration (FDA) announced today that Mirena® has been approved for use as treatment for heavy menstrual bleeding. Mirena® is an intra-uterine device (IUD) for preventing pregnancy. It combines the technology of old-school IUDs with the hormone...
by Elizabeth Kissling | Sep 29, 2009 | Advertising, Celebrities, FemCare, Menstruation
Apropos of Chris’ most recent post, the video of Serena Williams’ new ad for Tampax just popped up in my RSS feed. You can check it out at right. I’m so torn on this. I’m pretty certain that this is the First. Time. Ever. that the word...
by Chris Bobel | Sep 29, 2009 | Celebrities, Communication, Media, Newspapers, PMS
10) She is upset and wants someone to know 9) Something about estrogen levels 8 ) She is about to start her period 7) Matter over mind…her body has taken over 6) I don’t know, but she will feel better in a week or less 5) Hormones 4) Women do that about...
by Elizabeth Kissling | Sep 24, 2009 | Communication
I adore Penelope Trunk. I may not always agree with her, but I always read her column, and I’m glad she exists. Today, she wrote about the backlash she received for this recent tweet: She is a little stunned that there was such an uproar about her tweet: other...
