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Yes, We Should Tell about our Miscarriages on Facebook
Recently, Mark Zuckerberg joyfully announced on Facebook that he and his wife, Priscilla Chan, are expecting a daughter. More solemnly,...
Lara Freidenfelds (Admin)
Aug 18, 2015
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...
Lara Freidenfelds (Admin)
Jul 21, 2015
Obergefell Made History, and History Made Obergefell
History matters. Sober and sophisticated historical research can make a difference in the world. I am proud to live in a nation that now,...
Lara Freidenfelds (Admin)
Jun 29, 2015
Summer, Now Known as Pedicure Season
“Isn’t the weather beautiful?” I was standing outside my child’s elementary school, making small talk with other parents at pick-up time....
Lara Freidenfelds (Admin)
Jun 11, 2015
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...
Lara Freidenfelds (Admin)
May 5, 2015
“Cherish Every Moment” of Parenting?
“Cherish every moment! It goes by so fast.” A well-meaning stranger admired my teeny tiny 3-week-old son, as we searched for baby wipes...
Lara Freidenfelds (Admin)
Apr 7, 2015
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...
Lara Freidenfelds (Admin)
Feb 4, 2015
Can a Gluten-Free Diet, Qi Gong, or Ballet Barre Cure my MS? Only a Randomized Controlled Trial Can
“You have multiple sclerosis? My cousin cured her MS with a gluten-free diet and qi gong — you should really try it!” Since I was...
Lara Freidenfelds (Admin)
Jan 20, 2015
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...
Lara Freidenfelds (Admin)
Dec 8, 2014
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...
Lara Freidenfelds (Admin)
Oct 29, 2014
The Beauty of the Post-Pregnant Body: Reka Szabo’s Baby Pouch Dance
* My book, The Modern Period: Menstruation in Twentieth-Century America, is on sale for $30 hardcover! It’s time to write about naked...
Lara Freidenfelds (Admin)
Oct 20, 2014
Review: Positively Negative: Love, Pregnancy, and Science’s Surprising Victory over HIV
What would you do if you desperately wanted to have a baby, and your spouse had HIV? In the mid-1990s, the introduction of...
Lara Freidenfelds (Admin)
Sep 18, 2014
Whose Sperm Counts?
Recently, a Canadian fertility clinic made the news because it refused to allow a white client to be impregnated with sperm from a donor...
Lara Freidenfelds (Admin)
Aug 20, 2014
Should We #FreeTheNipple? Maybe Male and Female Aren’t That Different After All
When I was little, I copied my dad and took off my shirt on hot summer days. He would be doing yard work, and I would be running around...
Lara Freidenfelds (Admin)
Aug 6, 2014
If You’re Not My Kid, Please Don’t Call Me “Mom”
The dentist peered in my child’s mouth, then turned to me. “Hey, Mom, you did a good job, no cavities!” I brought my kids for a check-up...
Lara Freidenfelds (Admin)
Jul 23, 2014
These Days, Even Conservative Dads Want Daughters to Lean In
Appeals court judges who have daughters are more likely to make liberal or “feminist” decisions in gender-related cases than are judges...
Lara Freidenfelds (Admin)
Jun 18, 2014
Are We Having Fun Yet? Jennifer Senior’s Smart, Historically-Informed Take on Modern Parenting
In All Joy and No Fun: The Paradox of Modern Parenting, Jennifer Senior asks why American middle-class parents so often find parenting...
Lara Freidenfelds (Admin)
May 28, 2014
If the IUD is an Abortifacient, then so is Chemotherapy and Lunch Meat
When I criticized Hobby Lobby for its attempts to evade the Obamacare contraceptive mandate, a friend of mine thoughtfully replied,...
Lara Freidenfelds (Admin)
May 21, 2014
Is Contraception “Health Care”? The Hobby Lobby Case
As we wait for the Supreme Court to render a decision on the Hobby Lobby contraception coverage case, I have been pondering the...
Lara Freidenfelds (Admin)
May 15, 2014
Sportscasters Apologize, But Do They Miss the Point?
On Friday, April 4, sportscasters Boomer and Carton apologized for their remarks criticizing baseball player Daniel Murphy’s decision to...
Lara Freidenfelds (Admin)
Apr 5, 2014
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