by Alice Dan | Jun 6, 2013 | Menstruation, New Research
Today marks the start of Making Menstruation Matter, the 20th conference focusing on menstrual cycle research and women’s health. For 36 years, these conferences have been open to those interested in the latest information on menstrual aspects of women’s...
by Holly Grigg-Spall | Jun 4, 2013 | Activism, Birth Control, Girls, Health Care, Hormones, Menstruation
Do women using the Mirena hormonal IUD have their period? Does it suppress the hormone cycle for all women or just some? How does it work to prevent pregnancy exactly? It seems these questions can’t be answered even by the assumed experts. We are told the Mirena...
by Elizabeth Kissling | Jun 1, 2013 | Internet
In a startling experiment, Andrea Donsky (of NaturallySavvy.com) shows just what disposable menstrual pads are made of, by setting them on fire. (See video at right.) Dr. Jen Gunter, the internet’s favorite vaginacologist, explains what to expect with regard to...
by Ashley Ross | May 31, 2013 | Language, Menopause, Perimenopause, Philosophy, Religion/Spirituality
The Change. This name for peri/menopause has appeared in many cultures and has been passed down through the eons, generation to generation. I, myself, really like calling it The Change, as it describes the awe and magnitude of peri/menopause. The Change honors the...
by Laura Wershler | May 29, 2013 | Activism, Communication, FemCare, Menstruation
It was great to see the media attention garnered last week by Red Moon Howl, the menstrual poetry slam happening in New York City on Friday night, June 7, 2013, at Marymount Manhattan College. The event is part of the upcoming Society for Menstrual Cycle Research...
