Menstrual History Research
A noteworthy addition to the menstrual canon was published last year by Sara Read, a professor in the Department of English and Drama at Loughborough University in England, titled Menstruation and the Female Body in Early Modern England (Palgrave Macmillan). As the...
Moms and Menarche, and More Weekend Links
httpv://youtu.be/NEcZmT0fiNM A new study in the journal Sex Education focuses on mothers' reactions to their daughters' menarche, revealing such meta-narratives as secrecy, sorrow, a lack of competency and knowledge, power, gender and motherhood. The researchers...
Obvious Child: The Other Taboo
The recently released rom-com ‘Obvious Child’ has been discussed far and wide for its mature, sensitive and funny approach to the topic of abortion and yet I have not seen one comment on the fact that this movie also makes mainstream (and yes, funny) the topic of...
The contraceptive doctor–patient disconnect
Guest Post by Jennifer Aldoretta There seems to be a growing disconnect in recent years between physicians and their patients, and women are especially susceptible to this given our reliance on doctors for information about contraception. When compared to the...
Save the Date! The Next Great Menstrual Health Con
New material for condoms, birth control controversies, and more weekend links
Last week marked the 49th anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court decision Griswold v. Connecticut, which made it no longer a crime to obtain birth control — at least for married couples. Rolling Stone identifies five places in the U.S. where contraception is just as...
