by Elizabeth Kissling | May 9, 2013 | Birth Control, Coming off the pill, Pharmaceutical
Guest Post by Holly Grigg-Spall, Sweetening the Pill Last year the FDA made the decision to keep the birth control pills Yaz, Yasmin, and Beyaz on the market despite controversy over corporate corruption of the review process.These drugs are back in the spotlight. The...
by Chris Bobel | Mar 18, 2013 | Advertising, Birth Control, Communication, Film, Girls, Health Care, Humor, Independent Film, Internet, Language, Media, Pharmaceutical, Pregnancy, Reproduction
Seen this one yet? (or the (eerily) related “Birth Control on the Bottom“?) We posted “Sassy Girlz Candy Birth Control Pills” (written by Carissa Leone in 2011) in our regular installment Weekend Links on Feb 2. I had a mixed reaction. And when a...
by Laura Wershler | Mar 6, 2013 | Birth Control, Fertility, Hormones, Menstruation, Pharmaceutical, Reproduction
I’ve been wading through State of the Science of Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals – 2012. The 289-page report was prepared by a group of experts for the United Nations Environmental Programme and World Health Organization. It is dense and complex, but what...
by Laura Wershler | Feb 6, 2013 | Activism, Amenorrhea, Birth Control, Coming off the pill, Health Care, Hormones, Menstruation, Pharmaceutical
Author’s Update, February 14, 2013: As clarified by Bedsider.org in the comments section below, the Works Like A Charm Contest mentioned in this post is not current but ended in 2011. The contest website pages are now inactive. If Bedsider.org sponsored a...
by Kati Bicknell | Jan 15, 2013 | Birth Control, Fertility, Menstruation
Here’s a notion: Birth control pills are not the only way manage your reproductive health. The pill came out more than 50 years ago, and at the time, it was a symbol of liberation and freedom for women. Suddenly, they no longer had to worry about unplanned pregnancy....