MENSTRUATION MATTERS

2009-2017

First, do no harm

When a link to this study, which found that the higher a patient's BMI, the lower their physician's respect for them, showed up in my Twitter feed yesterday (thanks, Michelle), I started connecting some dots. Women delay seeking treatment for menstrual pain due in...

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In Search of the “Normal” Vagina….

In Search of the “Normal” Vagina….

Guest Post by Alexandra Jacoby, independent artist Since September 2000, I’ve been capturing a glimpse of women’s most private selves. So private that most women have not seen their own, much less others. I’ve been making vagina portraits. They are close-up,...

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“Happy It’s Here”

“Happy It’s Here”

Proctor and Gamble has just launched a new internet campaign in Singapore for their menstrual pads. The flash-heavy website tells why girls are Happy It's Here : Happy, confident, and loving life. You know what you want and where you want to go next. You feel...

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Women, Men, and PMDD

A new study published in a recent issue of Women & Therapy finds problems with the diagnostic criteria for PMDD. No surprise - feminist psychologists, researchers within the Society for Menstrual Cycle Research, and many others have repeatedly criticized the...

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