- 1. People on the Internet are Finally Talking About How Painful IUD Insertion Can Be
- (Living)
- ... are brutal and disturbing. It is not unreasonable to think that the field’s history–one filled with abuse, torture, and deliberate witholding of anesthesia–has lingering effects today. The man largely ...
- Created on 06 January 2023
- 2. In Response to Alarming Facts About Black Women's Maternal Health, Doula's Twitter Thread With Advice for Black Expectant Moms Goes Vir
- (Sex)
- ... limitations of financial inequalities, structural racism, and varied healthcare standards. Racial disparities in pain treatment also play a large role—there is a long history of doctors not taking Black ...
- Created on 17 December 2021
- 3. OB/GYN's Viral Twitter Thread Sparks Massive Response on Ways to Improve the Gynecology Office Experienc
- (Sex)
- ... preferences is a necessary improvement. Equal representation and staff training are essential elements of proper physician care. Gynecology has a dark history of experimentations on enslaved Black ...
- Created on 10 December 2021
- 4. I Thought I Was Going To Die Over A Yeast Infection: BUST True Story
- (Feminism)
- If I had been as religious (or paranoid) as I was as a kid, I would have thought god sent me to a personalized hell. If I had had a basic grasp on gynecology, I would have known I had an easy-to-treat ...
- Created on 29 March 2016
- 5. Did a Woman Make History Nearby? This App Will Let You Know
- (General)
- Make no mistake – women have made history. They’ve invented machines, cured diseases, discovered scientific phenomena, summited mountains, built landmarks, fought battles, championed causes, saved lives, ...
- Created on 10 July 2015
- 6. These Spanish "Cyborg Witches" Want to Change the Way You Think About Your Bod
- (Feminism)
- Take your vagina into your own hands. Health-wise, I mean. Stick your hands down your pants all you want, but I’m going to tell you about DIY gynecology. GynePunk, a Catalan collective from Calafou, ...
- Created on 09 July 2015
- 7. Emergency Rooms Don't Recognize STI
- (Sex)
- Pain when urinating. Discolored urine. Lower back pain. Lower abdomen pain. Fever. Chills. Is this an STI or a UTI? It could be either! A new study found that emergency rooms are frequently mistaking ...
- Created on 01 July 2015
- 8. The Secret History of the Speculum
- (Sex)
- ... and I’m sure it will come as a surprise to no one that something vagina-related has a dark history of misogyny, political power struggles, and abuse. But precisely how dark that history is will shock you. ...
- Created on 26 June 2015
- 9. June/July 2015
- (Magazine)
- ... by Marissa Peden AT YOUR CERVIX: THE SECRET HISTORY OF THE SPECULUM You won’t believe how the duck-billed gadget that makes you flinch at the gyno came to be. By Johanna Gohmann CALL OF THE WILD ...
- Created on 21 April 2015
