by Chris Hitchcock | Apr 23, 2010 | Anatomy, Menstruation, New Research
When I was pregnant and then learning to breast-feed my daughter, my doula told me that breast milk had great anti-biotic properties, and that it was good to use on eye-infections and cuts. Turns out that there is science behind that. Not only that, but now scientists...
by Laura Wershler | Mar 18, 2010 | Birth Control, Health Care, New Research, Pharmaceutical
Women on the pill live longer. So touts a March 12, 2010 Reuters news story out of London, England reporting on a study published March 11 in the British Medical Journal (BMJ). A misleading headline if ever there was one. The study followed 46, 000 women for up to 40...
by Chris Bobel | Nov 7, 2009 | Birth Control, Language, New Research, Ovulation, Reproduction
Guest Post by Moira Howes, Trent University Over thirty years ago, Roger V. Short argued that regular menstrual cycling is probably a health hazard and thus, we should try to “keep the ovaries and the female reproductive tract in a state of quiescence when...
by Chris Hitchcock | Oct 29, 2009 | Menstruation
According to this article, a surprising number of women seeking infertility care don’t know when to effectively focus their efforts. Australian researcher (and SMCR member) Kerry Hampton asked women seeking infertility advice about the normal ovulatory menstrual...
by Chris Bobel | Oct 2, 2009 | Celebrities, Communication, Radio
Guest post by Laura Wershler, Sexual Health Access Alberta Canadian comic, Elvira Kurt, broke the menstrual silence taboo on Friday, September 25, on Q, “Canada’s liveliest arts, culture and entertainment magazine”. Q, with host Jian Ghomeshi, airs weekdays on...