by Alexandra Jacoby | Aug 2, 2012 | Birth Control, Health Care, Menstruation
I’m sick of being special. I am. I want to be ordinary. What brought this on? I was clicking through some of the July 28th Weekend Links (thank you, Liz!), and the article about birth control advice for women over 40 caught my eye, and while reading it, I became...
by Paula Derry | Apr 30, 2012 | Hormones, Menstruation, Pregnancy, Reproduction
Visiting colleges became part of our repertoire of family trips back when my daughter was a senior in high school. We visited many schools to get a sense of the range of possibilities that existed. As was typical, Vassar offered a tour of the campus for groups of...
by Heather Dillaway | Oct 28, 2010 | Language, Menopause, Menstruation, Philosophy
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about the words we use when we’re talking about menstruation or reproductive experiences more generally. I’ve been noticing lately that we use the word “waiting” quite a bit. I have a friend who is “still waiting” for her menstrual...
by Elizabeth Kissling | Feb 5, 2010 | New Research, Reproduction
When new moms are sometimes forgetful or spacey, it is often attributed to ‘baby brain’ or ‘mumnesia’ or some other clever appellation that reinforces the idea that pregnancy leads to memory loss. It’s another variation on the...
by Elizabeth Kissling | Feb 4, 2010 | Menstruation, New Research
Exposure to polybrominated diphenyl ether (PBDE) flame retardants is widespread, with 97% of Americans having detectable levels. Yet there have been no published studies of their effects on human fertility – until now. A study to be published in the January 26...