Knowledge Transfer Archive

Like Mother, Like Daughter

Posted on May 14, 2012.

If you’re in perimenopause or post-menopausal your body has some similarities to a teenager’s. Puberty was a process- maybe one you’d rather forget for its pimples and weeping, but nevertheless, it was a process. And as you went through it, your body was changing inside and out. The same happens in perimenopause and post menopause [...]

Here’s To You, Kid

Posted on April 30, 2012.

When I read Maggie Lamond Simone’s post last week I startled the dog by snorting out loud. It was so spot on, the humbling realization that she’s become her own mother when it comes to mothering. I’ve had the self-same realization numerous times over the past few months. My girl is growing fast and at [...]

Microbicides 2012: Switching Sex Up for Safety

Posted on April 23, 2012.

Last week was Microbicides 2012, an international conference of researchers and advocates that met in Sydney. If you’re scratching your head wondering what a microbicide is, fair enough. They are gels, suppositories, or insertable devices that contain HIV fighting compounds. They will put HIV prevention choices in the hands of women and men for situations [...]

HRT Update Re-Examines Risk

Posted on April 9, 2012.

Last week more news came out about the potential risks of taking estrogen only hormone replacement therapy (HRT) for post menopausal symptoms. It suggested that women who took long-term estrogen treatment (10+ years) were more at risk for developing breast cancer than their counterparts who didn’t. The risk increased the longer women took it. As [...]

It’s not the Same as Books, But….

Posted on March 26, 2012.

Last week my friend Sharon came into town for a dentist appointment- she has a good one she can’t leave even though she’s moved a ferry ride away. Sharon has four kids under age ten, but she came alone and thus a little giddy. My kids were out of town, so off we went to [...]

What Was I Saying?

Posted on March 19, 2012.

I loved a piece published by Futurity last week that confirms that “brain fog” during perimenopause isn’t imagined. Conversations with friends have certainly confirmed I’m not alone in it, but we have pondered whether it’s the challenges of balancing life itself. We are all smushed in between work and home responsibilities. We have children at [...]

Speak No Evil

Posted on March 12, 2012.

Update March 16: Utah bans the ban! (Insert cheer). But it may not be over yet…. The past week was a lively one in the US, what with Utah busy banning sex education and determining a difficult future for their youth. Nothing like laying the groundwork for glory. This despite research that says sex education [...]

Happy International Women’s Day!

Posted on March 8, 2012.

Happy International Women’s Day! Today we honour the work of generations who have made change to make our world what it is today. And today we celebrate the work we’re all doing to make things better for the women of tomorrow. There is still a lot to take on- gender violence, equal rights, cultural “norms” [...]