by Elizabeth Kissling | Sep 29, 2012 | Internet
“Now with wings!” Check out what tampons might look like, if they were designed by today’s Republican party, as imagined by SNL. Emily at Autostraddle made her own period playlist after hearing one in a movie. Commenters have added more songs. The...
by Elizabeth Kissling | Sep 22, 2012 | Internet
An Australian ad for maxi-pads (see video at right) demonstrates how well they stay put. Registration is open now for this free online course, Contraception: Choices, Culture and Consequences. What could make someone change her method of birth control? Jane Brody...
by Elizabeth Kissling | Sep 15, 2012 | Internet
Did you know that contraceptive implants (Implanon), designed to be removed after three years, sometimes just disappear inside women’s bodies?!? Ray Filar argues that this is another reason we should work harder at developing effective contraception for men....
by Elizabeth Kissling | Sep 8, 2012 | Internet
Alison Bechdel (Dykes to Watch Out For) tells Jezebel what reaching menopause on one’s 5oth birthday is like: “I feel like every joke about menopause ever.” German manufacturers of thalidolmide, widely prescribed to pregnant women for morning...
by Elizabeth Kissling | Sep 1, 2012 | Internet
Margaret McCartney writes about the mixed messages regarding “The V word in advertising selling genital hygiene products to women” in the British Medical Journal. A new report published in Obstetrics & Gynecology says that compounded bioidentical...