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Comment on A Brief History of Your Period and Why You Don’t Have to Have It by Irene

Irene — Fri, 24 May 2013 16:02:14 +0000

Thanks for answering so quickly! Thanks for the contact info but problem is I live in Mexico City. All the checkups (from me being 20 to last year) show perfect health (hormonal chekcs, etc) – but I´ve always been overweight (currently with a nutrition expert and about to reach the mark) so my concern is exactly that = what is really wrong but most doctors seem to focus on me being “regular”. Thank you again for the response and will keep looking for answers =)
Regards,

Comment on A Brief History of Your Period and Why You Don’t Have to Have It by Valerie Tarico

Valerie Tarico — Fri, 24 May 2013 15:27:24 +0000

Hi Irene -
My impression is that it all depends on why your period is inconsistent or absent. It’s not that having a period is healthy in itself–in fact more and more research is showing health benefits of fewer periods. It’s the underlying nutritional status, hormonal balance, and health of your reproductive system that doctors worry about when women spontaneously have inconsistent periods. I don’t know the answer to your question, but I should think it’s worth posing to a medical specialist. In Seattle I might suggest calling Deb Oyer, M.D. at Aurora Medical or Karen Bohmke, M.D. at Northwest Women’s Health Care.

Comment on A Brief History of Your Period and Why You Don’t Have to Have It by Irene

Irene — Fri, 24 May 2013 14:54:56 +0000

This is so interesting and maybe you can help with the question no doctor has answered for me. I´m 36 and highly irregular in my cycle, sometimes 3 months and have been rellying on pills to get a monthly period. But I am not interested in having kids so I have asked time and time again and also different doctors on whether it is important for me to keep taking these pills if I am not interested on having a period. Thanks!

Comment on How the Catholic Bishops Outsmarted Washington Voters by Lorie Lucky

Lorie Lucky — Fri, 24 May 2013 04:44:38 +0000

Valerie, great piece of reporting, very eloquent and to the point about what could happen to us in Washington State.

Comment on How the Catholic Bishops Outsmarted Washington Voters by Washington Liberals - How the Catholic Bishops Outsmarted Washington Voters

Washington Liberals - How the Catholic Bishops Outsmarted Washington Voters — Fri, 24 May 2013 01:33:36 +0000

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Comment on How the Catholic Bishops Outsmarted Washington Voters by Perry Bulwer

Perry Bulwer — Thu, 23 May 2013 18:37:35 +0000

Washington State is now more progressive than British Columbia. I think its time for BC to separate with Washington, Oregon and Alaska and form our own country, Cascadia. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cascadia_(independence_movement)

Comment on Captive Virgins, Polygamy, Sex Slaves: What Marriage Would Look Like if We Actually Followed the Bible by Frank Stein

Frank Stein — Thu, 23 May 2013 17:41:56 +0000

Oops. I meant Genesis 19 rather than Genesis 9; but really, almost any chapter will do.

Comment on 9 Clues That Reproductive Policy Is Economy Policy by Sex in San Diego: Why Emergency Contraceptive Terrifies Christian Conservatives

Sex in San Diego: Why Emergency Contraceptive Terrifies Christian Conservatives — Thu, 23 May 2013 15:59:19 +0000

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Comment on Anti-Contraception Cardinal Paid Pedophiles to Disappear by Valerie Tarico: How the Catholic Bishops Outsmarted Washington Voters | Political Ration

Thu, 23 May 2013 15:57:07 +0000

[…] Washington even has extended statutes of limitations on child sex abuse–something Archbishop Timothy Dolan successfully fended off in New York and Pennsylvania. The Archdiocese of Spokane declared […]

Comment on Captive Virgins, Polygamy, Sex Slaves: What Marriage Would Look Like if We Actually Followed the Bible by Frank Stein

Frank Stein — Wed, 22 May 2013 21:31:30 +0000

The fact of the matter is Sue, study after study shows that atheists know more about the Bible than Christians do:
http://www.pewforum.org/U-S-Religious-Knowledge-Survey-Who-Knows-What-About-Religion.aspx
This isn’t surprising though as most were Christian to begin with, then they actually read the Bible. Unless, are you implying that there are some “genuine Christians” that have some sort of proof that the supernatural claims in the Bible are true; or that say, the story of Lot, his wife and daughters throughout Genesis 9 is all morally good? If not, I don’t even know what you’re saying (or what you think you’re arguing against) and what’s worse is, I don’t think you do either. Do you think that all the ills and stupidity of what you call “fake Christians” is made better or a non-issue by the existence of your “genuine Christians”?