by Elizabeth Kissling | Jul 31, 2010 | Internet
Two from Leslie Botha: Another method of period elimination, endometrial ablation, is marketed as easy-breezy menstrual suppression, claiming “64% reduction in women reporting pain” and “71% reduction in women reporting a lack of...
by Elizabeth Kissling | Jul 29, 2010 | Birth Control, Girls, Health Care, Men, New Research
In our May 28 “Saturday Surfing” round-up of recommended reading, we highlighted Lynn Harris’ essay for The Nation about new research on “reproductive coercion”: the alarming frequency with which young men try to get their partners pregnant, often by...
by Elizabeth Kissling | Jul 26, 2010 | Dysmenorrhea, Menstruation, New Research
Women have long been advised that exercise is among the best pain relievers for painful periods. But a new Cochrane Review (also published in July, 2010, issue of Obstetrics & Gynecology) indicates that research confirming that advice is inconclusive. Yet, the...
by Elizabeth Kissling | Jul 24, 2010 | Internet
A couple of our favorite ladies were interviewed in a couple of great lady blogs this week: Chris Bobel spoke with Adina Nack of Girl with Pen about her new book, New Blood: Third-Wave Feminism and the Politics of Menstruation (Rutgers University Press, 2010), and...
by Elizabeth Kissling | Jul 22, 2010 | Birth Control, Internet, Language, Ovulation
We’ve written previously about some of the apps for tracking menstruation and PMS, but this new iPhone/Pad app for tracking ovulation is problematic. iOvulation is an application that calculates the time of ovulation and generates your personal fertility...