by Elizabeth Kissling | Jun 9, 2012 | Internet
Margie Profet is well known among membership of the Society for Menstrual Cycle Research, and lots of other folks, too: her controversial 1993 article in the Quarterly Review of Biology proposed an adaptive value of menstruation that attracted a lot of popular press...
by Elizabeth Kissling | Jun 2, 2012 | Internet
Dr. Jen Gunter explains some of the reasons why women who do it at home die even when abortion is free and legal. Virginia Sole-Smith wrote a frank and touching post about endometrial cysts, and why it’s important to talk about these things. Margaret Cho longs...
by Elizabeth Kissling | May 26, 2012 | Internet
Sir Richard’s Vagina Rules is an ad for ‘chemical-free’ condoms. Peggy Orenstein delivers a sharply worded memo to the “Hippest Town in NJ:” Please Stop Painting Yourself Pink. I’m wary of anything The New York Times calls a trend, but The Week...
by Elizabeth Kissling | May 19, 2012 | Internet, Menstruation
TLC is developing a new reality show about “extreme savers” and wants to talk with women who use cloth menstrual pads to save money. If you’re interested, GladRags has the casting call. This could be a great opportunity for menstrual education, or it...
by Elizabeth Kissling | May 12, 2012 | Internet
A new report from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) find that sexually active teen girls in the U.S. are choosing more effective contraception, and using it more consistently. The report also shows a increase in the number of girls who reported that they had never...
