Alexa, 29, sterilization
Alexa, who had one child and knew she didn’t want to have more, grew tired of using temporary birth control methods. She was ready for a permanent solution and her doctor agreed that sterilization was a good choice for her. The procedure itself was relatively easy. The whole thing was done in about an hour […]
Rachel, 26, fertility awareness methods
Rachel read an article about fertility awareness that described the method simply: it’s all about knowing your body. So she decided to do a little “getting to know you” of her own. After a year of tracking—and we’re talking about everything from hair greasiness and back pain to cervical mucus and basal body temperature—Rachel finally […]
Michelle, 23, condom
Michelle and her boyfriend are consistent condom users. She know that he needs to wear one every single time to be safe. And so they do. For Michelle, putting on a condom isn’t something that disrupts the moment; it’s part of hotter sex. She simply takes it out at the right moment and puts it […]
Kat, 22, IUD
Kat has been on “almost every kind of birth control under the sun.” She couldn’t remember to take the pill and, in fact, got pregnant while using that method. Knowing she needed something more reliable, she decided on a Mirena IUD . At first Kat was worried about the cost of her IUD, but she […]
Nasty aspirin
Are you freaked out about the idea of birth control side effects? Join the club. When you read the warnings, it’s easy to get scared. But check this out—these are the potential side effects of plain old aspirin. (You know, the stuff everyone has in their medicine cabinet?) Everything you put in your body has […]
Ring wrong
What’s the deal with the NuvaRing ? Is it a birth control device or a carnival game? original post
Douche and don’ts
Coca Cola goes down nice with a basket of fries. But does it have other uses? original post
The implanon conspiracy
An implant in your arm? What’s next, alien abduction? original post
