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Choosing a (new) health care provider
Whether you just moved, are ready for a change, or need to find your first provider, choosing a health care provider can feel daunting. This is especially true when you’re looking for a sexual health provider. But finding a provider that’s a good fit for you and your needs is one key to helping you […]
Three ways telehealth can make getting an IUD a reality
First things first, we are not talking about getting an IUD delivered to your door for you to insert at home. However, telehealth can help you get an IUD on your own terms and timeline. Here are three ways that telehealth can help: You aren’t 100% decided on your method It’s totally ok and normal […]
New birth control pill Nextstellis
Nextstellis is a new birth control pill that uses the hormones estetrol and drospirenone. Drospirenone is the same progestin that is used in some other combination birth control pills, such as Yasmin, and the progestin-only pill, Slynd . What makes Nextstellis different is that it’s the only birth control pill to use estetrol, an estrogen […]
What’s the difference between birth control, the morning after pill, and the abortion pill?
You may have heard confusing things about the birth control pill, the morning after pill, and the abortion pill, whether in conversations with friends or even on the news. These medications are actually very different and serve different purposes, but many people get them mixed up or even mistakenly assume that they’re all the same […]
Our favorite posts from Thanks, Birth Control Day
This week, we celebrated our 9th annual Thanks, Birth Control Day, and friends, it was beautiful. We laughed, we cried, we retweeted. Thousands of people showed up on social to declare their love for birth control. Here are just some of the amazing things we heard people thanking birth control for: 1. For helping us […]
Happy Thanks, Birth Control Day!
Hey besties! Y’all already know that every day is a celebration of birth control for us. But today we’re doubling down because it’s ✨Thanks, Birth Control Day✨ which is, of course, the most important holiday of the festive season! Come shout your love for your birth control from the rooftops ( of Twitter ) using […]
Birth control options for people with rheumatic or musculoskeletal diseases
If you are one of the more than 54 million adults in the U.S. living with a rheumatic disease , like lupus or rheumatoid arthritis, thinking about your birth control options might be more complicated because of your condition or your medications. There are many rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases and conditions including fibromyalgia, lupus, psoriatic […]
New birth control patch Twirla offers a lower dose option
TW: discussion of BMI.* The FDA has approved Twirla , a new version of the birth control patch with a lower dose of estrogen than the other patches on the market, Xulane and Zafemy. Twirla is super thin (1mm thick), beige, and circular. Twirla works exactly the same way as other birth control patches. Each […]
Your back-to-school guide to emergency contraception
Whether this semester is all about hitting that 4.0 or hitting, well, “it” with the hottie from down the hall, things can happen fast in college. If your fall plans don’t involve getting pregnant, you might want to have some emergency contraception on hand. First, some facts. Emergency contraception (EC) is the only way to […]
How to move in together drama free
It seems like every movie that depicts a couple moving in together shows them unpacking in their cavernous new home filled with original details, playfully putting a dab of paint on each other’s noses, eating Chinese food (or sometimes pizza), and then having sex on the floor. If only we could all live such a […]
