It was only a matter of time I guess before someone decided to see if the symptoms women experience as they transition thru menopause effects their work performance. As if women are not already discriminated enough in the workplace ... Do we really need studies like this Dutch one looking at "the impact of menopausal symptoms on work ability" that claims "Menopausal symptoms are negatively associated with work ability and may increase the risk of sickness absence"? I mean what were they thinking? That this is going to help women in the 40-60 age bracket obtain employment more easily? Or did they think this would... »
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The miracle of birth …
An Italian women has fallen pregnant at 54 without any help, except from her husband of course, and doctors are proclaiming the event as nothing short of "exceptional". Certainly it is exceptional in as much as most women around her age would be trying to avoid becoming pregnant if they have not gone thru menopause but the real implication here is that... »
Happy Birthday to the Pill
The contraceptive pill has its 50th birthday on 9 May which happened to be Mother's Day. Newsweek published some little known facts about it. One other little known fact is that it can be used as a form of hormone replacement therapy during... »
Menopause … according to Islam
If you have not heard about Menopausegate yet but it's all about a Saudi cleric who mixed with unveiled women at a Kuwait conference on International Women's Day and defended his action saying "because the women were menopausal, he was not violating Islamic law" . But apparently Islamic law, which covers menopause, says "a woman must be post-menopausal, no longer interested in men... »
Male Menopause … obviously not for every man
Not all women experience the (same) symptoms of menopause but we all go thru it. Obvious evidence being the cessation of periods. To now claim that the male equivalent exists and then say not all men will go thru it simply because not all men experience the (same) symptoms does not sound like a statement based on fact. More research needs to be... »
He better have a backup plan …
The Washington Post has a review of Jennifer Lopez's latest movie "The Backup Plan". They say the movie is not as bad as you might think. Wish I could say the same about the review. It's written by a guy named Dan Kios. According to his personal website, he "lives in Arlington, Virginia with his attractive lawyer wife, their daughters, and their dog... »
Raquel Welch … beyond the pale
Raquel Welch has gone below beyond the cleavage and covered getting older and ... menopause ... in her new book. In her interview with Reuters, she reassures us fading non-sex symbols that we are not alone with our fears and anxieties on aging and that if she (and her money) can surmount them then so can we. According to Rachel "I represent beauty, an idealized look to women... »
A vagina by any other name …
Kotex tried to join the 21st century in its advertising of "feminine hygiene products" and call "down there" it's proper name ... a vagina. But according to a report in the New York Times, three broadcast networks refused to air the ad. So they changed it to "down there" and then only two of the three networks refused to air the ad. Kotex, in true... »
It’s Easter, so why not raffle an Egg!
Various new sources report outrage at an American fertility clinic trying to hone in on the UK market by raffling a egg - a human one, not an Easter one - at a recent seminar. And why their interest in the UK at all? In Europe, it is illegal for women to sell their eggs. In the USA selling this particular body part is quite legal. Women are paid... »
It’s called a Vagina!
Yet another definitive work on menopause by someone who thinks going thru it qualifies them to expound on the subject to other women with the presumption that the rest of us don't have a clue. This someone, Ellen Dolgen, thinks ""vagina is such an awkward medical term" and so, in her book, decides to call it a "shmirshky" hence the charming title of "Shmirshky:... »
Eight is not enough, neither was seven
A 54 yo post-menopausal mother of eight has undergone IVF treatment using donor eggs in order to indulge her wish to have even more children even though nature had already taken its course. If eight children were not enough, this self-proclaimed baby addict is due to give birth to twins in June 2010. But that is not all. It's not the first time. ... »