New this week: Chinese
menstrual pads - Early Pursettes (1959) tampon
ads - Excerpts from the Bible pertaining to menstruation
(Leviticus, Luke, Matthew and Mark)
Letters, Etc., Will Appear Next Week
I spent too much time working on the New-this-week
pages, above, to do justice to this News section.
See you then!
Do You Have Irregular Menses?
If so, you may have polycystic ovary syndrome
[and here's a support association for it].
Jane Newman, Clinical Research Coordinator at Brigham
and Women's Hospital, Harvard University School of Medicine, asked
me to tell you that
Irregular menses identify women at high risk for polycystic ovary syndrome
(PCOS), which exists in 6-10% of women of
reproductive age. PCOS is a major cause of infertility
and is linked to diabetes.
Learn more about current
research on PCOS at Brigham and Women's
Hospital, the University of Pennsylvania and Pennsylvania State University
- or contact Jane Newman.
If you have fewer than six
periods a year, you may be eligible to participate
in the study!
It's Too Late to Call Your
Congressman About the Proposed Tampon Safety and Research
Act! Congress Had More Important ;-) Things To Do! Here's How
and Why for Next Time.
New this week: Chinese
menstrual pads - Early Pursettes (1959) tampon
ads - Excerpts from the Bible pertaining to menstruation
(Leviticus, Luke, Matthew and Mark)
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