By Holly Would you find it alarming to know that 70% of American women have reported experiencing sexual health issues? According to this article from MedicinePlus, a recent survey delivered that staggering result. Some of the participants reported everything from vaginal dryness to pain during intercourse. It also states that less than 18% saw an [...]
By Christienne Miller One thing I love about blogging is the conversations that occur as a result of a post. As it happens, a comment made by EMG on Menstrual Mayhem has led to a mini investigation, on my part, about the effects of PMS (Premenstrual Syndrome) on brain chemistry. It struck me as being [...]
by Christienne Miller A friend recently told me that her son has become curious about menstruation. He’s approaching that age where the girls he knows have started getting their first periods, so it’s natural he wants to know what it’s all about. That conversation reminded me of how uncomfortable I, and my tweener [...]
Tuesday, February 10, 2009 –
Yep, it’s true, a recent University of New Mexico study found that STRIPPERS WHO ARE OVULATING – and therefore most fertile — made an average of $30/per hour more than menstruating women, and $15 per hour more than women elsewhere in their cycles. Now who’d of thought to run that study, hmmm? Sure HIS parents are [...]
Wednesday, January 14, 2009 –
by Amanda Paige Here in America we tend to complain a lot when it comes to our period. We can learn a lot from other cultures that have a much different way of dealing with “that time of the month”. In Nepal the girls are ostracized during that time (known as the chhaupadi), considered [...]
Tuesday, January 6, 2009 –
Just when you thought everything had been made that could be sewn, Muffies come along. Pre-washed and pre-shrunk these reusable(?) pads will make you feel like you are wearing cloth diapers again. Now I mean no disrespect but I am just not the cloth diaper kind of a person, although, I was raised on them. [...]