by Elizabeth Kissling | Mar 20, 2013 | Girls, Health Care, Menstruation
You’re busy celebrating Women’s History Month, the Ides of March, Pi(e) Day, St. Patrick’s Day, not to mention Spring Break and numerous lesser known awareness days and months. But don’t let Endometriosis Awareness Month slip away....
by Elizabeth Kissling | Nov 17, 2012 | Internet
U.S. readers, what did you think of the “Menzies” episode of New Girl? We’ve been discussing it on our Facebook page. In the clip at right, Winston reveals his sympathy PMS to Schmidt. How a pregnancy test can reveal you have cancer. The exact cause...
by Elizabeth Kissling | Mar 24, 2012 | Internet
It’s OK to celebrate your daughter’s first period, but menarche parties are just too much, according to recent posts at Jezebel and Babble. But BUST magazine is on board with period parties! Throwin’ sign: the photo at right of young women making the...
by Elizabeth Kissling | Dec 16, 2011 | Anatomy, Health Care
I’ve recently developed a whole new understanding of why it takes so long for women to receive a diagnosis of and treatment for endometriosis. It’s not just the constraints of menstrual etiquette or the belief that painful periods are normal, especially...
by Elizabeth Kissling | Nov 29, 2010 | Dysmenorrhea, Health Care, Menstruation, New Research
A cross-sectional study published in the November, 2010, issue of Fertility and Sterility reports that very painful menstrual periods during the teen years (that is, period pain so severe that girls miss school) may be predictive of an increased risk of developing...