Don’t give up on the Health Insurance Marketplace!
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By: health
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October 24, 2013
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 . […]
The Implant (Birth Control)
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By: health
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October 23, 2013
Take a knee and listen up because when it comes to learning how the implant works, Coach Nottadadi will set you straight. original post
Which medications can mess with birth control?
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By: health
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October 15, 2013
Many women using birth control with hormones—including the pill , the patch , and the ring —have heard that antibiotics can make these methods less effective. Thankfully, that’s not true for most antibiotics. But there are medicines that can interfere with some kinds of birth control. Let’s talk details, why these meds mess with birth […]
Basics of the IUD (Intrauterine Device)
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By: health
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October 15, 2013
Catch up with Guy Nottadadi as he goes under the hood and gives you the IUD basics. original post
Better health services = better sexual health for students
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By: health
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October 10, 2013
New research from Minnesota showed that schools with more health services had students with healthier sex lives . Over 6,300 students from 28 Minnesota colleges were in the study. All the students were 18-24 years old, unmarried, had had sex in the last year, and attended a 2- or 4-year college. The study took into […]
Welcome to the Health Insurance Marketplace!
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By: health
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October 1, 2013
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 . […]
The new rules for emergency contraception
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By: health
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September 30, 2013
By Sara Alcid of the Reproductive Health Technologies Project . The condom broke, you forgot to take your pill (or change your patch , or put in your ring ), or you got caught up in the moment and didn’t use a condom or birth control. Before you panic, remember, that’s what emergency contraception (EC) […]
3 reasons health insurance could rock your world
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By: health
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September 4, 2013
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 . […]
Those Mirena lawsuit ads: Fact and fiction
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By: health
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August 22, 2013
The recent slew of Mirena IUD lawsuit ads are creepy. But are they true? We’re going to fearlessly wade into the scary things these ads claim, because we think the over 2 million U.S. women now using IUDs deserve the real info—without the hype. What problems are being reported—and how common are they? Some of […]