by Chris Bobel | Apr 12, 2010 | Anatomy, New Research
Guest Post by Alexandra Jacoby “Controversy Rages Over Female Genital Cosmetic Surgery”. You can read the full article by Betsy Bates in Ob.Gyn. News. Bates interviews doctors as to whether performing these procedures meets a need or exploits a lack of body-knowledge...
by Elizabeth Kissling | Apr 10, 2010 | Menstruation, New Research, Reusable menstrual products
A small study published this month in the Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology tested effectiveness of the mooncup. The results won’t surprise anyone who has used one: “The Mooncup leaked 0.5 times less frequently and required to be changed 2.8 times...
by Elizabeth Kissling | Apr 10, 2010 | Internet
This week’s recommended reading: Is your period late? Or are you just counting days incorrectly? Heather Corrina @Scarleteen explains. (For more about how to track your cycle, CeMCOR offers Structured Daily Diary forms, and how-to instructions.) You’re not...
by Giovanna Chesler | Apr 9, 2010 | Birth Control, Menstruation
In our pill popping economy, the go-to option for long term birth control has, since the late 1970’s, been the pill. In the 1970’s the copper IUD (Intrauterine Device) fell out of favor after recalls, cases of infection and cases of sterilization....
by Elizabeth Kissling | Apr 8, 2010 | Anatomy, Menstruation, Sex
As a native of the midwestern U.S., I know very little about sushi. (Much of it looks like what we call “bait” back in Indiana.) So I did not know that very few women prepare sushi in restaurants. This piece in Toronto Life explains why not: Women’s hands...
