#menstruation

VULVALUV: Taking Wearable Tech to a New Place

It seems like every day a new health tracking gizmo appears in stores. The fitbit. The Apple Watch. TICKRx. Leaf, a tracker that’s...

The Modern Period: Menstruation and the History of Sexuality

“Having sex on your period is absolutely safe,” reassures OB-GYN and talk-show regular Dr. Laura Berman. Like most sex experts in the...

Getting Weepy Over a Maxipad Commercial During the Superbowl

One of the most popular ads at the Superbowl this year was “Like a Girl.” Respected documentary director Lauren Greenfield asked a series...

The Modern Period: why the history of menstruation is about so much more than blood and Kotex

*Half-price sale on my book, The Modern Period: Menstruation in Twentieth-Century America! Ask someone to talk about her experiences with...

The Secret to Girls’ Success (Think: Periods)

* My book, The Modern Period: Menstruation in Twentieth-Century America, is on sale for $30 hardcover! When you were 14, if you had your...

Misunderstanding Miscarriage

Miscarriage rarely makes the news, except in tabloids. But last year, Virginia state Senator Mark Obenshain’s ill-advised attempt to...