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Yeah, I made a wreath out of tampons. What? It's no secret I have a vajay and this shit's fertile as fuq. 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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When you ask folks for horrifying period stories, you expect to be entertained. You don't expect to be saddened and enraged. More »
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Okay, it's only Monday, so it's entirely possible that something more awful than Kotex contaminated with the bacterium Enterobacter sakazakii could come down the pike. But we hope not. More »
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Rust-spotted underwear. Ruined pants. Discolored dining chairs. Crippling cramps. Chances are, if you've had your period, you've had a menstruation mishap. More »
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It was certainly never my intention to break new ground in the world of feminine hygiene marketing, and the attention that the work received came as a bit of a shock. However, now that I have the distinction of being the first person to ever put blood on a femcare product ad (for Always, pictured above), I thought I'd take a moment to explain my original idea and how the ad came to be. More »
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Procter & Gamble says its website BeingGirl is meant to give young women important advice about puberty and their bodies. But some groups say it's actually a ruse to sell products. More »
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Girls have been starting their periods younger and younger, and scientists aren't exactly sure why. Previously, doctors said weight, race, exposure to chemicals, or sexual abuse could be to blame, and now a new study suggests vitamin D deficiency may be the culprit. 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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Starting around middle school, many of us learn that periods are awkward. They require special behaviors and products, some of which we need to perform or purchase in public, and yet we're supposed to keep them totally private. Also, there is blood everywhere. But never fear — we're here to help you negotiate your time of month with grace and aplomb. More »
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What a coincidence! Just one day after we posted an exhaustive and comprehensive post titled How To Make An Emergency Maxi-Pad, gynecologist Lisa Masterson from that show The Doctors demonstrated her "special little trick," for making a pad in an emergency. This does indeed feel familiar to us. We're glad we could be so inspirational, and we're sorry our post came without a seriously cringe-worthy video and a bunch of dudes standing around stupefied. 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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Menstruation is a mixed blessing.  On one hand, your period provides calming reassurance that you're not pregnant, gives you an excuse to skip gym on rope climbing day, and allows for some quality "spending an evening alone with Netflix Instant" time.  On the other hand, it can sometimes be an embarrassingly unpredictable gurgling curse from hell — taunting you when you're trying to get pregnant, befouling your date-night panties, and inviting both shark and bear attacks.  More »
]]> http://jezebel.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5812246&view=rss&microfeed=true Add bumps and bruises to your list of awesome period side effects. Australian researchers say women are more likely to injure themselves during the beginning and middle of their periods because lower estrogen levels reduce muscle tone and coordination. However, this isn't true if you're on the pill because it reduces the level of circulating estrogen. One researcher said the pill may help female athletes because, "It protects you from injuries, it improves performance, improves muscle function." More »
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A lack of basic essentials is limiting some girls' education. More »
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Do you ever look at your maxipad (should you use them) and think, if only this were a little more... Poptimistic? More »
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Ever get that not-so-scrubbed-and-disinfected feeling? A box of new RepHresh brand "Brilliant" tampons ("RepHresh"—as in your pH is too bloody high) easily passes for dishwasher detergent: gleaming yellow with suds and sunshine and an uncanny resemblance to Mr. Clean ...and S.O.S....and Arm & Hammer Super Washing Soda. More »
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Or at least, I think that's what this clip is telling us to do. Made by SCA, a global hygiene and paper company (so they make tampons and pads?), and launched on National Women's Day, we're supposed to break the taboo of menstruation over the next 28 days by saying "period"—which isn't actually a taboo word at all, unless of course it's in a certain context. I dunno. Watch the clip. There are pie charts and graphs and shit to help explain. More »
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Want to discourage your kitty from playing with your bloody tampons? Give her one of her own! The same seller also offers poop and fetus cat toys, just to make sure your cat offends everyone you know. More »
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The Super Period Fun Time Uterus Piñata is intended for a period-themed celebration, but clearly one only buys a $140 paper mache uterus for revenge. It's loaded with tampons, and chocolates to enjoy while writhing in pain on the floor. More »
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A new study shows that girls who start their periods earlier than average may have a higher risk of depression. But researchers don't know if the risk persists into adulthood. 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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This Chilean ad for Kitadol menstrual relief pills features a burly Viking wife and the tag line "Get her back." The "insensitive husbands who buy menstrual meds" market must be larger than we thought. 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 »
]]> http://jezebel.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5704373&view=rss&microfeed=true A boss in Norway is requiring that women wear red bracelets when menstruating, so as to signal why they're using the toilet more often. Because the screaming and bitching and crying and uncontrollable chocolate consumption wasn't signal enough. Silly ladiez. More »
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Modern reproductive medicine has freed women to have lots of hot sex without worrying about babies, but it has obscured their sense of their own fertility. To which some of us would respond: So freaking what? Not Brigitte Coremans. More »
]]> http://jezebel.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5682876&view=rss&microfeed=true Yes, researchers are still investigating whether menstruation makes you more emotional. And yes, it does. More »
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Meet the new meme that gives voice to your worst period woes, including dropping your last tampon in the toilet, feeling like your uterus got stabbed, and the "unexpected goodbye leak," as only a man-eating tiger can. More »
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Elizabeth Scharpf, founder of Sustainable Health Enterprises (SHE), is partnering with networks of women in Rwanda to make and sell sanitary pads made from banana leaves. More »
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A new series of Canadian Stayfree ads features different "ideal" boyfriends discussing feminine hygiene. But, while Isaiah Mustafa's ads were charming and original, watching shirtless dudes test out maxi pads is just uncomfortable. More »
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"Basically it's a period party, and every girl is invited." Including former America's Next Top Model contestant Kim Stolz, who road trips to Six Flags in St. Louis with her alleged best girlfriends to talk periods for this Kotex advertorial. More »
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Design students Kyle Tolley & Sarah Graves were tasked with creating tampon packaging that makes the buyer, "confident of their purchase and not embarrassed." They suggested these folded, environmentally friendly boxes, but we'd feel even more courageous buying Blackbeard Brand. More »
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In a survey by GenderStereotypes.com UKJobs.net, a majority of respondents said they prefer male bosses because women are bitchy, unreasonable, and always on their periods. More »
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Early onset of puberty in girls has been linked to several factors, all of which are rather contentious. According to certain studies, overweight girls — and Black and Hispanic girls — are more likely to develop early than white girls. More »
]]> http://jezebel.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5608064&view=rss&microfeed=true Since 1976's Carrie—the first film to graphically depict menstruation—periods have been portrayed in movies as horrific, disgusting, annoying, and occasionally, celebratory. Here, we've collected scenes from over 25 movies that feature the cinematic history of "the curse." More »
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Are you concerned that your girlfriend's menstrual flow will screw up your romantic getaway? Or that the girl's soccer team you coach will be destroyed by PMS? Selino Valdes thinks you might be, and that's why he created Flojuggler. More »
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A South African ad agency created a decal that fits around the sink drain to advertise Nampak's Lifestyle stretch fit sanitary pad. Too bad you'll have to slice your finger open to get the full effect. [Copyranter] 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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