Athletic Amenorrhea

Ballerinas and female athletes share quadruple health threats - A study led by sports medicine researcher Anne Hoch, D.O., at The Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee has revealed that young female professional dancers face the same health risks as young female athletes when they don't eat enough to offset the energy they spend, and stop menstruating as a consequence.

What is amenorrhea?

Women in Power

I am pretty much sick of this idea that emotional means not-rational. I am no less competent at work when I have PMS than when I don't. I'm pretty sure the same is true of women with higher-powered jobs. The same sort of ignorant "jokes" made about Supreme Court nominee, Sonia Sotomayor, were made about Hilary Clinton when she was running for President.

G. Gordon Liddy On Sotomayor: ‘Let’s Hope That The Key Conferences Aren’t When She’s Menstruating’

But...but...CANDY!

I notice that I definitely crave more sugar and more salt when I have PMS. This article links certain foods to PMS and suggests what one should eat to ease symptoms: Studies find out foods to ease PMS.

Reality TV

" Over share time. Clearly it’s around that time of the month when I almost cry watching a clip of Beyonce on X-Factor."

In The News

The Latest in Menstruation News:

• Two new genes decide when a girl starts menstruation - Reproductive lifespan is closely linked to the risk of developing conditions such as heart disease, breast cancer and osteoporosis and in the western world particularly, children are reaching puberty at younger and younger ages - some girls at the age of seven - the study provides the first evidence that common genetic variants influence the time at which women reach sexual maturation.
  
• Study: Childhood Sexual Abuse May Cause Earlier Periods - The idea that sexual abuse actually changes girls' bodies, rushing them into physical maturity and making them vulnerable to pregnancy at a younger age, is perhaps even scarier than the sheer prevalence of physical and sexual abuse among African-American women. This possibility reveals, in the most upsetting way possible, that social as well as genetic factors may influence menstruation.

But What is Normal?

Most US Men Believe PMS Is a Normal Part of a Woman's Cycle

There's No Crying in Baseball

Symptom #1

You might have PMS if you cry during Galaxy Quest.