[sudo-discuss] was there a post a long time ago about 'hack your period'?

[Sonja Trauss]

Yesssss

On Wednesday, October 2, 2013, amber yada wrote:

> oh my god, it's like i just read this the other day so that i could answer
> this email:
>
>
> *MCALC the first Gender Neutral Menstruation Calculator.*
>
> Mcalc started off as an idea to create a menstruation calculator app that
> could be used by anyone regardless of their gender, this way our app keeps
> the trans* and genderqueer community in mind so they can enjoy the features
> without being constantly misgendered (as with other apps).
>
>
> continued here:
> http://outlawmidwives.tumblr.com/post/62669099060/dogunderwater-thesorrowsongs-lottelodge
>
>
>
> spread the word! :)
>
> -amber
>
>
>
> On Tue, Oct 1, 2013 at 5:05 PM, Sonja Trauss <sonja.trauss at gmail.com>wrote:
>
> ah! lower means closer to the ground. ok cool. So I will have to do
> this for a few weeks to see how far in higher and lower are. Thanks.
>
> On Tue, Oct 1, 2013 at 3:59 PM, Matthew Harbowy <hbergeronx at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > You should be able to feel your cervix by inserting a finger into the
> > vagina- to me, with my partners, it feels kind of like a hard rubber
> stopper
> > (firm, less rubbery/not siliconey like many dildoes) about one inch long
> > held in place at the rooftop (most inside part, closest to the head, not
> the
> > front, closest to the belly) of the vagina. The uterus is connected to
> the
> > vagina through a passageway in the cervix. (Cervix is Latin for neck,
> and it
> > kind of feels a bit like, and is about the same diameter as, a chicken
> neck,
> > for you non-vegetarians)
> >
> > As your uterine lining sheds while you approach menses, you will
> experience
> > the cervix descending closer to the entrance of the vagina, and can
> roughly
> > measure the distance inside to determine where you are at. Count
> knuckles,
> > generally speaking- if you're not at least an index knuckles worth in,
> you
> > might not be in the right place. As with everything, this shouldn't be
> > painful.
> >
> > When you are most fertile the cervix fluid is thin, and is (potentially)
> > different from other fluids in the vagina, and it is thicker, more like
> > mucus, other times. You can keep a log of cervix distance and texture of
> > fluids when you touch your cervix with the tip of your finger.
> >
> > If you monitor the above and restrict intercourse to the later portion of
> > your cycle, it should be a highly effective means of contraception. You
> can
> > also measure the cycle by inserting an ordinary thermometer into the
> vagina
> > and observing the cycle of temperature, which for some people is less
> "icky"
> > than the finger method.
> >
> > Men who have sex with women can benefit from learning and logging as
> well.
> > If you generally perform cunnilingus as foreplay, using a finger to learn
> > her depth over time is an excellent way that you can play along, too. I
> use
> > a lunar calendar to track, which is not perfect, but is perhaps a little
> > more discreet.
> >
> > Everyone can benefit from seeing a cervix live: Annie Sprinkle used to
> use a
> > speculum and a flashlight to show off hers.
> >
> > If you are interested in what app my partner uses, please let me know
> and I
> > will ask.
> >
> > Matt
> >
> >
> > On Tuesday, October 1, 2013, Sonja Trauss wrote:
> >>
> >> I just found out that avoiding pregnancy via rhythm method is pretty
> >> reliable and not even hard to do considering there are 250 apps to
> >> help you do it.
> >>
> >> HOWEVER, this app is asking me questions I don't know the answers to -
> >> how do you tell where your cervix is? is cervical fluid different than
> >> the regular goo that comes out of my vagina? how do I tell my
> >> temperature?
> >>
> >> Did the non- annoying period app ever get made? now that I understand
> >> what it's for, I am interested in helping on this project. I'm using
> >> ovuline mostly. I like the interface, although I am annoyed that ALL
> >> PERIOD APPS (except two) assume (1) I am a woman, (2) I am trying to
> >> GET pregnant instead of trying to AVOID getting pregnant.
> >>
> >> Check out "MyGirls," it is a very amazing cultural artifact made by
> >> two Russian physics graduate students in washington state. It assumes
> >> users are men.
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