by Kati Bicknell | Nov 1, 2012 | Birth Control
Who among us wants to invite a T-shaped piece of plastic or metal to live in our uterus for the next 5 to 10 years, just for fun? No one! But if it’s to prevent pregnancy that’s a different story. IUDs may be uncomfortable and annoying but women still use them because...
by Alexandra Jacoby | Oct 30, 2012 | FemCare, Menstruation
A friend of mine is going camping soon, and getting her period then is the last thing she wants to think about! Camping and menstruation…That reminded me about the bears-being-attracted-to-menstrual-blood question, and, in case she didn’t know,** I let her know...
by Elizabeth Kissling | Oct 27, 2012 | Internet
Jezebel reports on an online study that found “almost 40% of women use their period as an excuse to get out of lame things“. Sex or meditation? Why not both? Have you seen Ruby Cup’s video response to the Bodyform video we posted and wrote about last...
by Elizabeth Kissling | Oct 26, 2012 | Birth Control, DIY, Sex
Guest Post by Holly Grigg-Spall, Sweetening the Pill At the West Coast Catalyst Convention for sex-positive sex-educators I was listening to a talk on definitions of sexual health when the birth control pill was brought up. I’d spent much of the event feeling...
by Elizabeth Kissling | Oct 22, 2012 | Advertising, Disposable menstrual products, Internet
Guest Post by Chella Quint, Adventures in Menstruating When periods hit the news, and they do every now and again (no, not once a month – that’d actually be nice, and proof that it was a normal, neutral topic of conversation), my friends have me on speed dial. I’ve...
