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"Some people just want to know when the bleeding is going to stop so they can get busy. Those people use Flojuggler."

Ok, I lied...one comment: The people who shared this with me were divided on whether this was offensive and excessively creepy or offensive and acceptable useful.

Reality Check

The absurdity of most feminine hygiene product commercials has been the butt of many jokes but it's really encouraging when the advertisers themselves finally catch up to how inept they are at their jobs. U by Kotex® is by far the best ad campaign I have come across in recent history. Below is the commercial that caught most people's eyes:

Book Club

There are indeed countless books about menstruation, a universally fascinating subject. Read Bookslut wax philosophical about the need for accurate menstruation information and review the new book Flow: The Cultural Story of Menstruation.

Hope

While menstruation can be an annoying and uncomfortable time for women around the world, for some women, the lack of access to things that we take for granted, such as tampons and pain relievers, can make their periods a huge obstacle when attempting to live their lives and survive.

This is actually merely one of the issues brought up in an interview with Michealene Cristini Risley, director of Tapestries of Hope, a documentary about the (often young) female victims of rape by HIV Positive men in Zimbabwe who are seeking the "virgin cure".

You can read the interview here: Tapestries of Hope: Director Michealene Cristini Risley on the Tenacity and Optimism of Zimbabwe’s Rape Survivors

In honor of New Moon

Warning: Even I was a bit grossed out by this.

Twilight Cycles from Brandon Routh

Symptom #2

You might have PMS if just thinking about dealing with customer service makes you want to cry.

Breathe

Good news for those who have asthma and don't want to have kids right now: 'The Pill' May Reduce Asthma Symptoms.