by Elizabeth Kissling | Jul 27, 2011 | Advertising, Art, Menstruation, Meta, PMS
Tap, tap. Is this thing working? Is this thing on? After some rest, reconnaissance, and re-organization, re:Cycling is back — bigger, bolder, and with more menstruation and women’s health news than ever. Most of our old team is back, along with a few new...
by Elizabeth Kissling | Jan 24, 2011 | Advertising, Media, Menorrhagia, Menstruation, Pharmaceutical, Television
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved tranexamic acid tablets as treatment for heavy menstrual bleeding more than a year ago, but you probably haven’t seen much of this television commercial to promote the drug (brand name Lysteda). Matthew Arnold...
by Elizabeth Kissling | Nov 12, 2010 | Activism, DIY, FemCare, Girls, Menstruation
The Kasiisi Project Girls Program is now the first producer of locally manufactured sanitary pads in Uganda. Their M.A.K.A. pads (Menstruation Administration Knowledge Affordability) are made of papyrus. A package of ten sells for 650 shillings — one-third of...
by Elizabeth Kissling | Nov 8, 2010 | DIY, Humor, Internet, Media, Menstruation
In the latest episode of Vag Magazine (a production of the Upright Citizens Brigade), Fennel shares her strategy for managing menstruation. Vag Magazine Episode 3: “Swamp Ophelia” from Vag Magazine on Vimeo. “We’ve had some complaints from our...
by David Linton | Sep 14, 2010 | Advertising, Internet, Media, Menstruation, Pharmaceutical, Television
The challenge that advertisers face when promoting the sale of menstrual products is how to visually demonstrate how the product works or the aspects of the cycle that product addresses without showing actual menstrual blood or a woman’s anatomy. One well established...
