The Daily Cramp: Can Miami Investment Bankers Make Million$ Teaching Men About Menstruation?

Miami New Times
By Michael Miller,
Fri., Apr. 1 2011 @ 8:00AM

You can’t spell “success” without PMS.

At least, that’s the logic of a pair of Miami investment bankers and a tech guy from Texas. The decidedly estrogen-free trio has created a free email newsletter that notifies men of what’s happening with their woman’s menstrual cycle. They call it, of course, The Daily Cramp.

Why Women Easily Gets Angry Before Menstruation

Brudirect.com
Brunei

Written by Medicmagic Monday, 28 March 2011 06:46

Many women who are about to experience menstruation often become irritable which causes discomfort for people around her.

The mystery of why women easily gets upset and anxious before their period has always been a big question. Researchers from the University of California, Los Angeles, also conducted a study to find answers to such emotional turmoil.

PMS is no laughing matter

Press and Guide

By Dr. Mona Orady
Published: Friday, March 04, 2011

It’s a favorite topic of many comedians, but for those who endure it, PMS is no laughing matter.

The jokes about premenstrual syndrome may stem ­— at least in part — from a lack of knowledge about its cause, which remains unclear, although hormone changes may play a role.

Ouch, not again!

The Hindu

Sudha Umashanker
February 27, 2011

ISSUE Millions of people with migraine lead lives filled with pain and unpredictablity. It need not be so. Preventive medicine can work wonders, say doctors.

Sick Brains in Teens – Is There A Root Cause?

Natural News

Thursday, February 03, 2011 by: Dr Sherri Tenpenny

It’s been nearly a month since the nation’s attention was focused on Tucson, where five were killed and 13 injured , including Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, several other shootings missed the mainstream news. Violence seems to be erupting among youths everywhere, from Los Angeles(1) to Omaha(2) to Brooklyn(3) – indicating something is seriously going wrong in the minds of young persons in this country.

“I Know You’re Smarter Than Me” 2: Backlash, Feminist Ideology, and Flexibility

Feministe

by Clarisse Thorn on 2.16.2011 ·

It’s dangerous to start posts with anecdotes, but I’m gonna try it again. This one is from when I was a little baby proto-feminist, and I got my period. My mama, who was born in the USA in 1945, regaled me with stories about old myths around menstruation: she talked about how when she went to college, for example, her home economics teacher very seriously reassured the students that “Now, it’s just not true that if you bake a cake while menstruating, the cake will fall,” and “Now, it’s just not true that if you milk a cow while menstruating, the milk will sour.” Imagine, if you will, living in a world where that kind of myth-busting had to be offered at the university level.

Study: Premenstrual Mood Changes Predictive Of Greater Bipolar Disorder Severity

Medical News Today

Article Date: 16 Feb 2011 – 0:00 PST

A study of nearly 300 women with bipolar disorder showed that those reporting flare-ups of mood symptoms before menstruation had more depressive episodes and more severe symptoms during the following year, compared with bipolar women without premenstrual mood changes.

Why women get anxious at that ‘time of the month’

NewScientist Health

11:27 14 February 2011 by Wendy Zukerman
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Is it that time of the month? These are the words no man should ever utter. How about this for a diplomatic alternative: “Are your GABA receptors playing up?”

You may be spot on. It seems that these brain cells are to blame for some women’s monthly mood swings.

Can Women Get Pregnant During Their Period?

EmpowHER

By Stacy Lloyd February 9, 2011 – 5:44pm

Whether or not a woman can get pregnant while on her period has been a debate topic for decades. On one side, the chances of becoming pregnant during a period are slim, but possible. On the other, is it a true period or something else?

Benefits Of PMS

Benefit Of

February 2011

There many benefits to having regular periods, according to recent studies. Menstruation can actually improve your emotional, mental and physical health. However, many women don’t realize its benefits while others associate it with mood changes and depression. Well, here are the benefits of having your period.