Tim, 27, the ring
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By: health
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October 11, 2011
Tim’s girlfriend made the choice to get the NuvaRing, aka the ring , and he’s cool with that; he thinks it’s her body, her choice. For him, the ring is great because it lets him go condom-free and really feel her, but sometimes Tim and his girlfriend can also feel the ring during sex. When […]
Andrew, 25, IUD
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By: health
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October 11, 2011
Andrew might not know what IUD stands for, but he knows what he likes about it: he and his girlfriend get to enjoy the highest level of effectiveness, no hormones (she uses the copper kind of IUD), and they can have spontaneous sex whenever the mood hits. She did have to go into the doctor […]
Emergency contraception: the male perspective
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By: health
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October 11, 2011
Pregnancy scares are no fun. That’s something men and women seem to agree on. Even though women are the ones who physically have to use emergency contraception , we asked a group of guys to talk about their experiences with it. Their stories are unique, but all of them were grateful that emergency contraception was […]
Age ain’t nothing but a number
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By: health
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October 7, 2011
We love a good love story and it doesn’t have to be about two people who are exactly the same age. We’ll cheer on any couple that is good for each other and making this world sweeter, healthier, or happier. But falling for someone who is quite a bit older can have challenges. Here are […]
Is solo sex linked to safer sex in teens?
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By: health
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October 5, 2011
New evidence suggests that teens who masturbate (which includes, surprise!, most of them) may also be more likely to use condoms when they have sex. At least, the ones willing to talk about it say they do. The study relied on a small number of teens who had to have permission from their parents to […]
Debunking the birth control/memory myth
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By: health
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October 5, 2011
You may have caught recent headlines to the effect that hormonal birth control was found to affect women’s memory. The study making the news tested women’s ability to remember details about disturbing pictures a week after they viewed them, and claimed to have found a difference between women who were on the pill and those […]
Happy Birthday Our Bodies, Ourselves!
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By: health
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October 5, 2011
Long before women could look to the Internet for advice, support, and information, a small group of feminist activists published a book that became a sort of Bible of sexual health. Our Bodies, Ourselves has just been published in its ninth edition and it’s no less relevant than the first, which turns 40 this year. […]
Breastfeeding: good for baby—and for mom’s birth control
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By: health
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October 3, 2011
Effective birth control isn’t always a product made by a pharmaceutical company… sometimes our own bodies take care of it for us. Breastfeeding, if done a certain way, can be one of those times. In the first six months after birth, breastfeeding provides many benefits to a new mom and baby—and effective contraception can be […]
Spying. Stalking. Snooping. And losing your mind when you find out your ex has moved on
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By: health
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September 30, 2011
We’ve done it. Seriously, we’ve all done it. We don’t even have to research official statistics to know that 98.9% of us have googled an ex or searched Facebook for a crush. There’s no harm in looking up the kid from 6th grade you once kissed during spin the bottle or trying to see if […]
Yo, no bros
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By: health
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September 30, 2011
Can guys buy Plan B? Some guys are cool picking up your tampons from the store. Some avoid the lady products aisle like the plague. Still, it’s good to know that any guy can buy over-the-counter emergency contraception without a prescription. original post