by Paula Derry | May 27, 2013 | Menopause, Menstruation, New Research
Articles in the media often report research results with a number, for example the number of hot flashes per day or the severity of menstrual cramps. However, these are not facts in the way that “man bites dog” would be a fact. In part, this is because the numbers...
by Elizabeth Kissling | May 25, 2013 | Internet
Health Canada recently ruled that oral contraceptive Diane-35’s benefit as acne drug outweigh its risks. The European Medicines Agency is investigating the drug, as it is linked to four deaths and suspected in a number of strokes. A new article by Holly...
by Heather Dillaway | May 23, 2013 | Health Care, Menopause, Menstruation, New Research, Reproduction
OB-GYNS receive little to no medical training about menopause. Or at least that’s what recent research results show. Results of a web-based survey of 258 OB-GYN residency training directors across the country suggest that about one in five doctors receive any training...
by David Linton | May 21, 2013 | Activism, Language, Literature
The World’s First Menstrual Poetry Slam, The Red Moon Howl, will occur the closing night of the SMCR conference, June 7, at Marymount Manhattan College in New York City. Featuring the works of noted poets such as Lucille Clifton, Sharon Olds, Anne Sexton, and Ntozake...
by Elizabeth Kissling | May 18, 2013 | Internet
We are big fans of Sarah Haskins Target Women series here at re:Cycling, and were sad to see her leave Current TV in 2010. So sad that we failed to notice the talents of her successor, Erin Gibson. A longitudinal population study of 2102 women over 20 years found that...
