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Birth control top 5: What methods do health care professionals use?
Health care providers are just like us! Well, almost… A new study shows what methods of birth control family planning providers in the United States are most likely to use themselves and compares that to what methods are most popular among U.S. women overall. IUDs are big with providers, with 40% of those surveyed saying […]
Love your implant? Keep it for up to five years
Good news for people who love long-acting birth control… Research shows that the implant keeps working for up to two years longer than its FDA-approved length of use. The implant works for five years Right now, the label of the implant (a.k.a. Nexplanon, previously known as Implanon) says it can be used for three years. […]
How to: Birth control and the pharmacy
UPDATE: Pharmacists in Oregon and California can now prescribe and dispense certain kinds of birth control! —- Whether you have a prescription from a health care provider or just need to stock up on condoms , your local pharmacy can be a great resource to keep you protected from pregnancy and STIs. I have my […]
IUD Expulsion: Is it as scary as it sounds?
During the first few months of having my IUD, there were some moments of discomfort that made me wonder if the IUD was in the right place. When I went to my doctor for a follow-up exam, I talked about some of the pain I had been experiencing and my fear that the IUD had […]
Does birth control cause brain cancer?
Today’s scary headline is about birth control increasing the risk for brain cancer. Let’s take a look at the data behind the headlines . (It’s a lot less scary than it sounds.) First, some definitions Glioma is a general term for several kinds of brain tumors. Together, these tumors make up much of the brain […]
Andi, 22, ring
Andi has used the ring for four years and has their ring insertion style down. They keep track of when to swap in a new ring using Bedsider’s reminders . Andi likes not having to remember anything on a daily basis. As an added bonus, Andi doesn’t get their period while on the ring and […]
Evan, 30, not right now and condoms
Evan is female-to-male transgender, currently practices abstinence (a.k.a. “not right now”), and uses condoms when sexually active. You’ll appreciate Evan’s honesty on everything from how to buy condoms with minimal embarrassment to how transitioning hormones affect sex drive and mood. And if you have more questions about whether or not transgender men and women need […]
Jannette, 29, IUD
Like many young women and men, Jannette was sexually active before she learned how to use birth control effectively. That resulted in her daughter being born while Jannette was still a teen. Now she has a much greater understanding of pregnancy prevention and uses a Paragard IUD , one of the easiest, longest lasting, and […]
5 things you really should know about female condoms
You may or may not realize that the female condom , a.k.a. internal condom, has been revamped in recent years to be more affordable and less, erm, squeaky. The revamped version is called the FC2, standing for—you guessed it—female condom 2. Less squeaking, lower price—and the perks of this underrated method don’t stop there. 1) […]
What you REALLY need to know about condoms and cancer
There’s been some recent back and forth in the world of sexual health about a publication by the Reproductive Health Technologies Project (RHTP) on nitrosamines in latex condoms. The RHTP report notes that the “use of condoms should not be reduced or undermined because of the presence of nitrosamines in some condoms,” yet its findings […]
