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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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Can menstrual products mess with your birth control?
Ever since I got my IUD , I’ve been pretty much in love, especially when my period comes around. Yes, I just said that. Getting to use my DivaCup with my Paragard IUD is possibly the best thing ever. So you can only imagine that my world stopped a bit when a few friends told […]
Birth control, by video chat!
UPDATE: Planned Parenthood Care has expanded, and several other telemedicine services are now available. See what’s happening with online health care in your state ! —Planned Parenthood is pioneering a new way for women in Minnesota and Washington to get birth control care: video chat via smartphone app or computer . Women in these two […]
Genes or birth control: What really causes blood clots?
Every few months, the pill and the ring hit the headlines for increasing the risk of blood clots in some women. Health care professionals know this isn’t really news— the link between certain birth control methods and increased risk of blood clots is well-established . Health care professionals also know that a bunch of other […]
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 […]
All about hormones!
At the most basic level, a hormone is a chemical made in one part of a living thing that travels around and affects other parts of that thing. Hormones are as old as the hills, and probably evolved when life on Earth was nothing but cells bobbing in the primordial seas. The special organs in […]
Ring risks: Separating hype from fact
Lately the ring has been making headlines —and some of the stories the articles tell are downright scary. Vanity Fair ‘s piece , titled “Why Is Potentially Lethal Contraceptive NuvaRing Still on the Market?”, asks: “Would a young woman use NuvaRing … if she knew that … there was a 56 percent increased risk of […]
