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Four plus-size women share the birth control methods that work for them and why
Talking about birth control can feel super weird and vulnerable. It might bring up memories of really bad experiences (like the time I spent all day curled in a ball watching Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous while on the verge of puking after I took emergency contraception . It might also force us to […]
I chose sterilization, and I’ve never looked back
In spring of last year, I finally got it: a referral to a surgeon to discuss my sterilization . I prepared my plea ahead of time: I’ve always been sure I don’t want to go through pregnancy and bear a child; if we change our minds, my fiancée (now wife) can have kids biologically; I […]
Why my Mirena is my ride or die
My Mirena and I are best friends. I once struggled with terrible cramps, long periods, and forgetting to take my birth control pill—but the Mirena changed all of that. Three years after first getting my IUD inserted, it remains one of the best health care decisions I have ever made for myself. It took awhile […]
I’ve had my IUD for three years, and I love it more every year
My journey to the IUD was a rocky one. By the time I was 27, I had tried various brands of the birth control pill, which I started when I was 18, but I hadn’t ever found the right fit. From forgetting to take it, to leaving it at home during a weekend trip, to […]
I have a chronic illness and birth control changed my life
My experiences with birth control have been anything but simple and straightforward. Actually, the same can be said for my experiences as a person who has a period. I have a chronic reproductive illness called endometriosis . It took years of bad experiences with my period and birth control to even find out I have […]
Thanks, Birth Control: Why people still say “Yes!” to using condoms
When you hear the words “birth control,” you might immediately think of the pill, intrauterine device (IUD), or implant. But many people still prefer condoms as their go-to method of birth control. We decided to ask some of them why they choose to say #thxbirthcontrol to condoms. 1. The condom is undefeated when it comes […]
Mirena & LILETTA & Kyleena & Skyla & Paragard: A guide to figuring out which IUD is right for you
The IUD. The subject of so many love songs (okay, maybe not real ones, but ones we made up!), and yet it seems so humble. Just a little piece of plastic, but could it be the answer to your birth control prayers? First, the basics : it’s a T-shaped device that a provider places in […]
5 reasons people use (and love) birth control
You may have heard that today is Thanks, Birth Control Day . We’re pretty excited because of all the things birth control does and enables us to do. We already know that birth control is great for helping us prevent pregnancy, and that some forms ( condoms and internal condoms ) also protect against STIs. […]
5 cards to send that friend who loves babies as long as they’re not her own
ICYMI it’s Thanks, Birth Control Day . It’s a day to celebrate everything birth control makes possible, from smashing career goals to…well…smashing without having to worry about getting pregnant. Here are some cheeky cards you can share with your friends to celebrate this year. For the fur mom share this Is she happy to pick […]
10 things you can do rn (without getting a ton of shade) because you’re not pregnant
Don’t get us wrong, getting pregnant can be totally rad when you want it to happen. Equally rad is not getting pregnant when you don’t want it to happen. As we prepare our hearts, minds, and uteruses (uteri?) for Thanks, Birth Control Day this Tuesday, November 13th, we’re presenting you with 10 things you can […]
