http://dir.salon.com/topics/menstruation/?source=rss&aim=menstruation en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Sat, 04 Apr 2009 03:04:00 PDT By Nina Power Sat, 04 Apr 2009 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/int/2009/04/04/charlotte_roche/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/int/2009/04/04/charlotte_roche/index.html?source=rss Controversial "Wetlands" author Charlotte Roche talks about bodily functions, shaving pubic hair, and why there are so few euphemisms for female masturbation. By Amanda Fortini Sat, 04 Apr 2009 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/10/06/menstruation_moment/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/10/06/menstruation_moment/index.html?source=rss Do we really need a radical movement to combat the stigma of periods? By Rebecca Traister Sat, 04 Apr 2009 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2009/02/05/girlie_gross_out/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2009/02/05/girlie_gross_out/index.html?source=rss Female writers are getting more graphic than ever about the messy realities of their bodies. Is it too much information, or enlightened honesty? By Rebecca Traister Sat, 04 Apr 2009 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2008/02/27/uterine_fibroids/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2008/02/27/uterine_fibroids/index.html?source=rss You won't hear about them on "Lipstick Jungle," but uterine fibroids plague a surprising number of women, especially those waiting to have children until later in life. By Tracy Clark-Flory Sat, 04 Apr 2009 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2008/02/04/menstruation/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2008/02/04/menstruation/index.html?source=rss The drug Lybrel promises to free women from their monthly curse. But today it's a sales pitch that seems hopelessly outdated. By Mary Elizabeth Williams Sat, 04 Apr 2009 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/06/23/dakota_fanning/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/06/23/dakota_fanning/index.html?source=rss What's scarier than a fleet of zombies? Dakota Fanning's time of the month. By Katharine Mieszkowski Sat, 04 Apr 2009 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/03/31/pad/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/03/31/pad/index.html?source=rss Harvard Business School grad to help Rwandan women and girls get monthly coverage they need. By Carol Lloyd Sat, 04 Apr 2009 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2008/01/25/margaret_cho/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2008/01/25/margaret_cho/index.html?source=rss Margaret Cho on Britney Spears: "Let she who is without period stains throw the first tampon." By Cary Tennis Sat, 04 Apr 2009 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2007/09/26/unclean/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2007/09/26/unclean/index.html?source=rss Doesn't everybody shower? Sixty percent of the men I meet on eHarmony say, "I can't stand someone who is not clean." By Catherine Price Sat, 04 Apr 2009 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/05/22/no_period_period/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/05/22/no_period_period/index.html?source=rss Warn your ovaries -- the Food and Drug Administration is poised to approve Lybrel. By Tracy Clark-Flory Sat, 04 Apr 2009 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/04/20/periods/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/04/20/periods/index.html?source=rss Will contraceptives do away with menstruation? By Carol Lloyd Sat, 04 Apr 2009 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/04/13/what_else/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/04/13/what_else/index.html?source=rss The New York Post covers the "killer lesbians" who stabbed a man in the stomach. By Lynn Harris Sat, 04 Apr 2009 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/04/11/india_menstrual_question/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/04/11/india_menstrual_question/index.html?source=rss India's female civil servants are required to reveal details of their menstrual cycles. By Carol Lloyd Sat, 04 Apr 2009 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2006/10/19/menstruation/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2006/10/19/menstruation/index.html?source=rss With period-ending Lybrel on the way, that is the question. By Catherine Price Sat, 04 Apr 2009 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2006/10/11/menstruation/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2006/10/11/menstruation/index.html?source=rss And do we need a doctor's note? By Page Rockwell Sat, 04 Apr 2009 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2006/09/11/menstruation/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2006/09/11/menstruation/index.html?source=rss Would workplaces benefit from office menstruation calendars? By Sarah Elizabeth Richards Sat, 04 Apr 2009 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2006/05/22/periods/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2006/05/22/periods/index.html?source=rss No more PMS! No more bloating! Drug companies are exploring new methods to ban Aunt Flow from ever coming to town. By Rebecca Traister Sat, 04 Apr 2009 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/feature/2006/03/02/blume/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/feature/2006/03/02/blume/index.html?source=rss In updated editions of Judy Blume's classic, Margaret's famous pink belt is replaced with self-adhesive pads. But something has been lost. By Lynn Harris Sat, 04 Apr 2009 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2005/12/30/implant_delays_early_puberty/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2005/12/30/implant_delays_early_puberty/index.html?source=rss Hormonal implants may help delay early-onset puberty. By Hannah Miller Sat, 04 Apr 2009 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2004/09/01/ditties/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2004/09/01/ditties/index.html?source=rss Do women really need uplifting messages from their menstrual products? By Sheri Cooper Sat, 04 Apr 2009 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sex/feature/2002/09/25/period/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sex/feature/2002/09/25/period/index.html?source=rss When I am in the throes of PMS everything I have never quite liked about him gathers an inch south of my belly button. By Libby Ellis Sat, 04 Apr 2009 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2001/12/20/vinnie/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2001/12/20/vinnie/index.html?source=rss For menstrual mogul Vinnie D'Angelo, it's always that time of the month. By Karen Houppert Sat, 04 Apr 2009 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/1999/10/22/puberty/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/1999/10/22/puberty/index.html?source=rss The recent media alert about sex-crazed "tweens" is mostly a lot of hoo-ha with naught behind it. By Mary Roach Sat, 04 Apr 2009 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/health/col/roac/1999/09/10/menstruation/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/health/col/roac/1999/09/10/menstruation/index.html?source=rss The Museum of Menstruation sustains the flow of knowledge in a little-known field. By Jenn Shreve Sat, 04 Apr 2009 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/media/col/shre/1999/05/21/mabell/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/media/col/shre/1999/05/21/mabell/index.html?source=rss The Dallas Observer exposes telecommunications madness; rumors of carcinogenic tampons may be greatly exaggerated.