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...pretty, for one thing, available in four colors, including Sapphire Blue and Topaz Gold, and featuring a ring of synthetic diamonds around the exterior display. It also offers "multiple female features," including a biorhythm calculator, a calorie counter, and a calendar that tracks the owner's menstrual cycles. Samsung says the T500 "completes communication for all the descendants of Eve." Except the American ones, apparently. The company says it has no plans to release the phone in the U.S. But visit samsung.com.sg to buy one through sales locations in Singapore. --By Bill Barol...
...with potentially fatal consequences. The girl is taken to the men-only prayer ritual, and attends instruction by a mullah in the proper washing of the male genitals. Everyone notices that this "boy" is different?"like a nymph," the mullah says. Her deceit is uncovered by her first menstrual period, and she is married off to an old mullah...
Many men profess a commitment to their new occupations, though fitting in is not always easy. "There are conversations I wish I had never walked into, girl stuff like menstrual cycles," says Nurse Strumph. But there are some sweet perks. Says Morgan of his job as a manny: "The ladies think it's great." --With reporting by Melissa August/Washington, Deborah Edler Brown/Los Angeles, Harlene Ellin/Chicago, Dee Gill/St. Petersburg and Betsy Rubiner/Des Moines
...tolerate homosexuality. Additionally, the Bible, which Christians believe is the inspired word of God, contains proscriptions against homosexuality such as those made by the author of Leviticus in the Old Testament and the Apostle Paul in the New. However, Leviticus also prohibits sex during a woman’s menstrual period, and Paul expends much energy insisting that women wear head coverings at worship. Subsequent to the writing of the texts, Church interpretation and common practice have shown Christians that God may be worthily served without the strict interpretation of these particular doctrines. The faithful of every age have...
...also linked to infertility. Now researchers think it may be preventable. A fascinating though preliminary study suggests that women who use tampons or who have sex when they are menstruating significantly reduce their risk of getting the disease. How? The latest thinking is that endometriosis develops because menstrual fluid backs up and travels to the ovaries, Fallopian tubes and outer surface of the womb, where it takes root. Having sex--more specifically, having an orgasm--causes the uterus to contract, pushing out the fluid. And tampons? They seem to act like a wick, drawing fluid out. The findings...