Women's health - xoJane

Ohio Drycleaners Advertise Pro-Life Views on their Wire Clothes Hangers; Nobody is Amused

Lesley — Tue, 11 Dec 2012 15:30:00 -0500

PLUS! A brief and incomplete history of abortion in ancient times, because that's how I roll. With history.

Boobs, Blood and Blemishes: Nurse Alex Demystifies the Birth Control Pill

Nurse Alex — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 17:00:00 -0500

How does the Pill work? Once upon time, I figured that the hormones I was taking somehow sort of targeted and exploded my eggs, kind of like in Angry Birds. Not so!

It Happened To Me: I Teach Pelvic Exams to Med Students (On Myself)

Jami Kath Harrison — Wed, 17 Oct 2012 09:00:00 -0400

Sure it’s strange having a job that entails having about 75 strangers a year inspecting your girly bits, but hey, somebody’s got to do it and I happen to do it well.

Vaginas: Gross At Any Age!

s.e. smith — Tue, 10 Jul 2012 14:30:24 -0400

The need for douching (and panty fresheners!) spreads into menopause, courtesy of "Poise," a new line of unnecessary sanitary products.

Is There a "Right" Way to Be Pro Choice? Or Why Abortion Talk Is a Totally Different Ball Game in the UK

Rebecca Holman — Tue, 29 May 2012 18:00:22 -0400

Even the most right-wing columnists here know that calls to criminalise abortion would be hugely unpopular, so they although they try and chip away at our rights bit-by-bit, they make no attempt to eradicate them completely.

I've Got Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder: Here's How I Deal With It

Meghan O — Mon, 21 May 2012 12:30:21 -0400

You can't win a fight against your own body, friends.

Pop Quiz: Women's Health News Or Quote From a Dystopian Novel?

Molly K — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 17:15:44 -0400

Here's a list of things that I said during a week of apocalyptic women's health news that made me feel like I had entered a real-life version of the Handmaid's Tale.

It Sucks to Be a Lady in Texas

Sara Benincasa — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 13:09:11 -0500

I'm not saying the Texas State Legislature is the only state government run by jerks who hate ladies. But I'm fascinated by their particular mesquite-flavored form of misogyny.

It Happened to Me: I'm Getting a Hysterectomy

Heather English — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 15:00:15 -0500

Now that it looks like my time with my uterus is coming to an end I am having some serious regrets.