by Alexandra Jacoby | Nov 24, 2011 | Girls, Menarche, Menstruation
Ever since I saw this uterus pillow, I have been thinking about what to tell the girl in my life about menstruation. She’s ten years old. This pillow is exactly something I would give her! It’s handmade, using strong colors of the kind I like, and about a...
by Elizabeth Kissling | Jan 21, 2010 | Anatomy, DIY, Menstruation, New Research, Reusable menstrual products
Because the endometrium, the lining of the uterus, regenerates each month, some researchers believe menstrual blood may be a viable source of stem cells. Stem cells have been found in the uterine lining, although it is uncertain whether healthy, viable stem cells are...
by Elizabeth Kissling | Jan 18, 2010 | Health Care, Menorrhagia, New Research
Tuesday’s Wall Street Journal reports a new surgical technique for relief of uterine fibroids is currently being tested at six medical centers in the U.S., along with two in Mexico and one in Guatemala. Presently, the only sure cure is hysterectomy, because...
by Elizabeth Kissling | Jan 15, 2010 | Celebrities, Communication, Internet, Menstruation
Since I am both far too old to follow Katy Perry on Twitter and too completely uninterested in celebrities’ personal lives to read The Huffington Post (WTF? Didn’t HP used to be a political blog?), a friend had to tip me off to the big news that Katy Perry...
by Elizabeth Kissling | Dec 17, 2009 | Birth Control, Disposable menstrual products, Health Care, New Research
The first known case of fatal TSS related to an IUD was recently reported recently. Here’s the abstract from the November 2009 Annals of Emergency Medicine (the full article is behind a subscription firewall): Toxic shock syndrome is a rare toxin-mediated...