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We so often go to great lengths to keep the fact that we're menstruating to ourselves. From hiding our tampons in our pockets on the way to the office restroom to bowing out on dates during inopportune times, we have perfected the art of pretending we never bleed. Uterine lining? What uterine lining? But now it turns out that our bodies are betraying our efforts: some guys can tell when it's that time of the month just by hearing us talk. More »
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Last night's episode of the sometimes-funny always-racially-insensitive CBS show 2 Broke Girls involved a sub-plot about the price of tampons in the diner. While the shtick itself was kind of painful — "the man who thinks your menses should be more expenzees" — I can't think of another time I've heard the word "tampon" so often on primetime TV. More »
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This is a "viral" clip for Always, "featuring some of East London's finest transvestites." Their words. The men dressed as women are shown crying; the copy reads, "There are some people who'd just love to have a period." Hmm. Somehow that seems doubtful. Whoever came up with this ad doesn't seem to understand drag queens. Or women. More »
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Created by St. Luke's ad agency for the folks at Mooncup, the "Love Your Vagina" song features a whole slew of euphemisms for ladybits, including "pleasure patch," "lickety split" and "secret little honey pot." Copyranter explains: More »
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Sea sponges have been used to soak up menstrual blood for decades. Much like a tampon, a sea sponge is inserted into the vaginal canal, where its super absorbency slurps up what your uterus is shedding. In fact, according to the Museum Of Menstruation and Women's Health: More »
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Big news! As one reader wrote in an email, "There is a god." More »
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Something very strange has been going on in the world of menstrual management products. A month after I wrote about OB Ultra tampons being discontinued, it seems any type of OB tampon is impossible to find. More »
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Vanessa Meyer's master's thesis is a short film, titled Cup U. It is fifteen minutes of women — who are not, in her words, "granola eating hippies" — discussing menstrual cups. More »
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After discovering that my favorite tampons, O.B. Ultra, had been discontinued (yes, they're still making regular and super plus), I was inundated with suggestions that I try the Diva Cup. So I did. More »
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I've been using O.B. Ultra for years. Years! And recently, I found it missing from my local drug store shelves. I tried Drugstore.com, Walgreens.com, KMart.com, Amazon.com Target.com and the awesomely named Tampons, Pads and Beyond. No luck. More »
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In February, at a panel about "embarrassing" products and women, someone mentioned that menstrual blood is rich with stem cells. Comedian Sarah Haskins quipped, "one day we'll all be living on period farms." Good news: That day is almost here. More »
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In this week's compilation of pop culture crap, Tyra interviews a man who breastfeeds, "period" gets bleeped from TV, and Spencer Pratt is the definition of a nightmare in-law. More »
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Recently, I complained of my monthly misery, seeking help — and thank you, seriously, for getting all up in my uterus. Thanks to all of your suggestions, we now present the ultimate guide to curing your cramps! More »
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Any pearl-clutching over Serena Williams doing Tampax ads seems kind of strange when you consider that the Women's Tennis Association was sponsored by cigarettes — specifically, Virginia Slims — for 20 years. More »
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Britney Spears reportedly did a photoshoot for Elle, and, according to a source, "They dressed her in all these beautiful couture clothes — and, well, let's just say she forgot what time of the month it was. It wasn't pretty." More »
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Wait, what? A study of corpses determined that women were more likely to commit suicide while they were menstruating. This bears out earlier research suggesting that more women attempt suicide while on the rag. [Times of India, Psychosomatic Medicine] More »
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Environmental news blog Grist has a review of eco-minded feminine products. According to the story, the average woman will menstruate for about 40 years (ugh) and use about 16,800 sanitary pads or tampons, which is 250 to 300 pounds of waste. In the U.S., 12 billion pads and 7 billion tampons are disposed of annually. So what's a girl who cares about the environment but doesn't want blood-soaked jeans to do? Grist has some pad options (the tampon review is due next week) and things are pretty bleak: More »
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Did you know that when you're menstruating you're no longer dainty? That's the gist of this vintage Kotex ad. "8 in 10 women of the better classes have adopted it," the copy sniffs. Wow. (Click picture to enlarge.) [Feministing] More »
]]> http://jezebel.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=370614&view=rss&microfeed=true Funny male misconceptions about our periods. We started discussing this in the "What to expect when you're expecting" post, and I thnk this would be a hilarious feature. More »
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Girls in sub-Saharan Africa miss as many as four days of school each month because they don't have the necessary supplies to staunch their period blood. As a result, Always and Tampax are launching an awareness-building and fundraising program in the U.S. and Canada to help the situation. Um, did Always and Tampax ever think that maybe just giving African girls pads and tampons would be more cost-effective than spending millions of dollars making North Americans aware of the problem? Just saying. Also, yes, this is another excuse to use that creepy anime period cartoon. [MediaPost ] More »
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