by Editor | Sep 12, 2017 | Menstruation
ANNOUNCEMENT: Menstruation Matters, the blog of the Society for Menstrual Cycle Research, is taking a break from regular posting. However, the archive remains available to researchers, educators, advocates, and anyone else interested in the menstrual cycle....
by Saniya Lee Ghanoui | Apr 28, 2014 | Activism, Girls, Health Care
Guest Post by Jennifer Aldoretta The things that consume my time are many and varied, but one of the most rewarding as of late has been volunteering for a local organization that aims to empower young women as they work through the many hardships of adolescence. Every...
by David Linton | Mar 26, 2014 | Books, Health Care, History, Men
A previous post, The Subject of Sneers or Jests: Menstrual Education in the Service of Racism, examined the confluence of eugenic notions that conflated the effects of environmental factors like clothing, alcohol, and masturbation with heredity and health as expressed...
by David Linton | Mar 20, 2014 | Books, Girls, Health Care, History, Menstruation
Sometimes, when it seems that progress toward the elimination of harmful menstrual stereotypes, myths, and misinformation is slow or even stalled, it is bracing to take a look back at the kinds of educational materials, marriage manuals, and sources of advice that...
by Saniya Lee Ghanoui | Mar 3, 2014 | Activism, Communication, Girls, Menstruation
Guest Post by Jennifer Aldoretta I’ve made it a personal mission of mine to spread some self-love with positive messages about female reproductive function and the menstrual cycle. It’s no secret here on re:Cycling that society’s current views of menstruation have...
