by Kati Bicknell | Jul 31, 2012 | Fertility, Ovulation
I’ve been doing research on my own menstrual cycle for almost four years, charting my cycle using the Fertility Awareness Method. My cycles have always been wacky. I got my period when I was 11 but bled only a couple times a year, until, at my doctor’s...
by Elizabeth Kissling | Jul 28, 2012 | Internet
Check out the Diva Cup song, by written and sung by Dan Parker, guitar by Matthew Wiviott, to the tune of ‘Red Red Wine’ by UB40. Victoria Brewster of The F-word explains some of the problems with disposable femcare products, Proud sponsors of thrush. The...
by Breanne Fahs | Jul 27, 2012 | History, Menarche, Menstruation
Last year, the media focused much attention on the Smithsonian’s decision to pull the David Wojnarowicz video, “A Fire in My Belly,” from an exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C., entitled, “Hide/Seek”. The museum apologized for the piece’s...
by Laura Wershler | Jul 25, 2012 | Birth Control, Books, Literature, Menstruation, Sex, Virginity
SPOILER ALERT: Plot details in the Fifty Shades of Grey trilogy are revealed in this post. Fine literary fiction it is not, but the Fifty Shades of Grey trilogy by E.L. James can certainly claim to be libido-boosting storytelling. Deirdre Donahue at USA Today...
by Paula Derry | Jul 23, 2012 | Fertility, Hormones, New Research
A scientific paper was recently published which looked at how shifting patterns of daily light and darkness affect pregnancy in mice. The authors were interested in this question because studies have suggested that humans who experience such patterns, such as shift...