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Fertility awareness: Birth control and beyond!
By Victoria Jennings, PhD. Contrary to popular myth, pregnancy is not possible every time a woman has sex. With a little bit of effort every day, it really is possible for a woman to understand which days she can get pregnant and which days she can’t. Fertility awareness techniques are not widely known , but […]
Gaining weight: Is it the birth control?
It’s a very common story. A woman starts using hormonal birth control, finds herself gaining weight, and assumes the birth control is to blame. The tricky thing is that lots of research about hormonal birth control shows that, with one important exception, it’s probably not the birth control. A note on personal experiences vs. the […]
That little T: A step-by-step guide to getting an IUD
UPDATE: President Biden has opened the enrollment period for the Affordable Care Act health insurance plans for 2022. You can now enroll in one of these plans until January 15, 2022, at healthcare.gov . Some states have their own open enrollment periods and websites for signing up. Check to see if your state does . […]
Does birth control cause breast cancer?
Wondering if your birth control can increase your risk of breast cancer? This is a common concern, but don’t worry, we have lots of studies showing that birth control does not increase breast cancer risk. Let’s break it down. Why would birth control be related to breast cancer anyway? First things first: although breast cancer […]
Katie, 32, IUD
Katie used to be on the pill, but having to remember to take it every day at the same time made her a little anxious. With the IUD , she can relax knowing she’s covered by one of the most effective methods available. And like a lot of women, Katie was nervous about getting her […]
Alyssa, 19, the pill
Alyssa is on Seasonique, a birth control pill that reduces her period to just four times a year. Before taking it, her period was irregular, so she never knew when it would arrive or how long it would last. Now she knows when she’s going to get it and, because it only happens once a […]
Ruchika, 27, IUD
Ruchika is a med student, so she knows a lot about health and how bodies work. She took the day off for her IUD insertion. She heard it might hurt or cause cramping and wanted the afternoon to recover. But for her, the insertion was actually uneventful. Guess she didn’t need Netflix, Nutella, a heating […]
Colleen, 32, IUD
Being on the IUD is liberating for Colleen. She doesn’t have to remember when to take anything. She likes the way it works with her body and hasn’t had any side effects. And she doesn’t have to worry about getting pregnant because it’s 99% effective. Yes there was a little bit of cramping when she […]
Choosing a health insurance plan 101
UPDATE: President Biden has opened the enrollment period for the Affordable Care Act health insurance plans for 2022. You can now enroll in one of these plans until January 15, 2022, at healthcare.gov . Some states have their own open enrollment periods and websites for signing up. Check to see if your state does . […]
How ’bout some birth control with your health insurance?
UPDATE: 2020 open enrollment for the Affordable Care Act plans runs from November 1, 2019 to December 18, 2019 (at 3 a.m.). Some states have longer open enrollment periods. Check to see if your state does here . Also, you can get more information about how to get insurance here and learn what kinds of […]
