by Laura Wershler | Oct 17, 2012 | Activism, Birth Control, Coming off the pill, Health Care, Menstruation, Pharmaceutical
Birth control in the U.S. has become synonymous with drugs and devices. The pill, patch, or ring; Depo-Provera or hormonal implant; copper IUD or Mirena IUD; traditional hormonal birth control or long-acting reversible contraceptives. All impact the function of the...
by Elizabeth Kissling | Oct 13, 2012 | Internet
Running and your period. According to the ‘menstrual release’ web site, “menstrual release is a technique that allows you to relieve yourself of menses in a way that’s similar to emptying your bladder or your bowels – out of awareness to your...
by Chris Hitchcock | Oct 12, 2012 | Hormones, Menopause, New Research, Perimenopause
What Happened? The highlight of last week’s meeting of the North American Menopause Society (NAMS) meeting was a presentation of the primary results of the KEEPS study (Kronos Early Estrogen Prevention Study). A press release describing the findings, along with a list...
by Heather Dillaway | Oct 11, 2012 | Advertising, Communication, Internet, Media, Menopause, Menstruation
In an effort to continue positive conversations about menopause, this blog entry is about Poise’s new “2nd talk” campaign. I was watching TV the other night and an advertisement for Poise’s menstrual pad came on. For once, I was actually happy to see a TV ad on...
by David Linton | Oct 9, 2012 | Advertising, FemCare, Menstruation
Recently menstrual shame made the front page of the New York Times in paragraph one of an article titled, “For Women in Street Stops, Deeper Humiliation.” The piece reported on an ongoing debate about the “stop and frisk” policies of the police...