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Should You Try Birth Control Shots?
Cory Stieg
Jun 13, 2017
Health News
Texas Has An Incredibly High Teen Pregnancy Rate
Caitlin Flynn
Jun 6, 2017
Wellness
You Have Questions About Birth Control & This New App Has The Answers
Kasandra Brabaw
Jun 5, 2017
Wellness
A Pharmacist's "Personal Beliefs" Kept Him From Filling This Teen...
A Walgreens pharmacist in New Mexico is under fire after his personal beliefs impacted a young girl's medical care. A woman named only as M.S. filed t
by
Kasandra Brabaw
Video
The Sad Truth About Why We're STILL Fighting For Reproductive Rights
If you've been watching the news lately, you've heard a lot about the Trump administration's latest budget proposal, “A New Foundation
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Rachel Selvin
Parenthood
What Happens After You Get Your IUD Out?
An IUD is deceptively simple: Once you get one all up in your uterus, you can forget about getting pregnant, taking a pill every day, and, if your IUD is h
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Cory Stieg
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Wellness
The Danger With Ordering Emergency Contraception From Amazon
In 2009, getting access to emergency contraception (EC) like Plan B, got a whole lot easier for people 17 and older. The FDA made it possible to get the mo
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Kasandra Brabaw
Donald Trump
Trump Plans To Sign A "Religious Liberty" Executive Order This Week
Could this decision ignite the largest protest of 2017?
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Marquita Harris
Politics
Why Nevada's 12-Month Birth Control Bill Is So Important
Nevada has a proposed birth control bill that would make women's lives so much easier.
by
Lauren Holter
Wellness
Finding My Voice Through The Reproductive Health Movement
Welcome to Mothership: Parenting stories you actually want to read, whether you're thinking about or passing on kids, from egg-freezing to taking home
by
Ricki Lake
Home
This Amazon Tweet Is Not About Condoms — Or Anything Else The Int...
On Saturday, Amazon sent out a tweet advertising deals on the site that accidentally turned into a Rorschach test. Accompanying the tweet was an image of a
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Susmita Baral
Body
7 Things To Know About Getting Your "Tubes Tied"
by
Sarah Jacoby
Wellness
Here's What People
Really
Think About Women Buying Condoms
While we unfortunately still live in a society in which women can be shamed for having (and god forbid, enjoying) sex, a new survey may indicate that our a
by
Kimberly Truong
Birth Control News
This Survey Revealed That Many Men Don't Feel Personally Affected...
According to a new poll, the country’s views on contraception aren’t as conservative as the current administration would have us think. In fact, dare w
by
Marquita Harris
Wellness
Taking The Pill Might Help Prevent Certain Cancers
Birth control, as many of us know, has benefits beyond preventing unplanned pregnancy. But new research shows that taking the pill might have a benefit we
by
Kimberly Truong
Wellness
This Woman Came Up With A Hilarious Reminder To Take Her Birth Co...
There are plenty of reasons someone might take the pill: To avoid pregnancy, regulate periods, or control hormones. But remembering to take it every day ca
by
Kasandra Brabaw
News
So You Think You Can Govern:
Does Apple Care Cover Birth...
If politicians are going to continue acting like they're fighting for an Elite modeling contract and the next cover of "Hates Poors Weekly," we're going to
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Alison Leiby
Wellness
This "Smart Condom" Claims To Detect STIs
A lot of us rely on great condoms as a means of effective birth control as well as a means of protection against sexually transmitted infections. But what
by
Kimberly Truong
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Body
This Is How Your Copper IUD Actually Works
After Trump's election, getting an IUD flew to the top of many people's to-do lists. According to a recent analysis, demand went up nearly 20% in
by
Sarah Jacoby
Politics
The Progressive New York City Politician Whose Name You Should Know
"If you're interested in fighting back and improving the quality of life for people who have been marginalized, people that have been discarded, for women.
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Andrea González-R...
Wellness
This Is What's Been On Millennial Women's Minds After The Election
We've all had a lot to worry about over the last few months, but one issue in particular has been at the forefront of women's minds: Birth contro
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Kimberly Truong
Homepage
Melinda Gates Opens Up About Why Birth Control Is So Important
Deciding to start a family is deeply personal and complicated for women who have to take into account what's best for themselves as well as their fami
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Kasandra Brabaw
Homepage
This Is The First Approved Contraception App — But Does It Actual...
Thinking of ditching your pill for a different form of birth control? This app may be your answer. Natural Cycles is first app classified as a medical devi
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Kasandra Brabaw
Makeup
There’s A Good Explanation For The Condoms On These Makeup ...
Condoms aren't just for safe sex anymore. They're also for smoother, cleaner makeup application. At least that's what a few beauty vloggers
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Suzannah Weiss
Sex
This Man Says He Was Sold Jam With A Condom In It — & Has Photogr...
Condoms have become subject to all sorts of alternative uses, from beauty blender covers to tree decorations. But one way we probably never will — an
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Suzannah Weiss
Body
Birth Control Probably Won’t Be Covered Under The Republica...
From the moment Trump got elected, women's access to free birth control was looking shaky. But even after he signed an executive order against the Aff
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Suzannah Weiss
Health Trends
The Powerful Reason This Woman Instagrammed Her IUD Insertion
It's official: IUDs are soaring in popularity, but nobody is celebrating. The surge is a result of the results of the 2016 election and the looming th
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Kathryn Lindsay
Health Trends
What Trump’s SCOTUS Nominee Would Mean For Reproductive Rights
Yesterday President Trump announced that Judge Neil Gorsuch would be his nominee for the open spot on the Supreme Court left by the late Justice Antonin Sc
by
Sarah Jacoby
Wellness
Is Over-The-Counter Birth Control A Good Idea?
Americans are living in strange times, when even access to our most basic reproductive health care feels up in the air. While many Republicans are railing
by
Amelia Harnish
Health Trends
Yes, More Women Really Did Get IUDs After The Election
When Donald Trump won the presidential election in November, many onlookers who were worried about reproductive rights began wondering if it was time to ge
by
Kimberly Truong
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