Your guide to sex without penetration
There are as many reasons to have sex without penetration (also known as outercourse) as there are people who want to have sex without penetration. Maybe you or your partner are recovering from an infection, maybe you’re out of condoms , maybe you’re practicing fertility awareness and it’s a fertile day, maybe penetration doesn’t feel […]
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 […]
Fact check: 10 things that aren’t birth control and 17 things that are
Good news and bad news, folks. The bad news is that the following 10 groceries are NOT birth control: Papaya Neem Asafoetida Figs Ginger Smartweed Wild yam Pennyroyal Black cohosh Angelica The good news is that these 17 things ARE proven methods of preventing pregnancy! And if what you’re after is something that doesn’t have […]
Sex in the news: March edition
We’ve rounded up our 10 favorite articles about sexual health and birth control from the past month to make it really easy for you to get the facts on the things that could affect your health. 5 Things Your Gynecologist Wants You To Stop Doing ASAP (mindbodygreen) Practicing good vaginal and vulvar health may not […]
High-tech fertility apps: What’s the deal with Natural Cycles?
What are fertility awareness-based methods? Fertility awareness-based methods (sometimes also called “natural family planning” methods) are one inexpensive way for people to prevent pregnancy without taking hormones. They’re all about tracking your menstrual cycle and other signs of fertility to determine the days that you can get pregnant and then not having sex on those […]
Which fertility and period tracking apps can you trust?
Want to track your cycle? There are a lot of apps for that. But do they actually work? And are some better than others? We’ve written about period tracking and fertility awareness apps from a user perspective, but we’re happy to see the science community weighing in. Two recent studies looking at the many free […]
Low-effort fertility tracking coming soon: Priya Ring
Measuring your basal body temperature (BBT) as part of fertility awareness ? There are some great apps to help simplify the tracking , but they still require you to take your temperature every morning. Now imagine a world where you could insert a ring into your vagina that would take your temperature for you… Introducing […]
Getting to know Aunt Flo: Apps for tracking your period
By Elana Tsogt-Erdene. What started off as a way for me to keep track of my period has become much more than an organizational tool. By using a period tracking app, I’ve learned more about my body, my reproductive health, and the impact my cycle has on my mood and other parts of my life. […]
What is amenorrhea?
Amenorrhea is when you don’t get your period. It could be because you’re pregnant or just had a baby and are breastfeeding. In fact, lactational amenorrhea is a birth control method ! Amenorrhea can also be a sign of problems with your hormone levels caused by stress or extremely low body weight. original post
4 apps for tracking your fertility
Practicing “Fertility Awareness” means more than just scoping out your fertile phases. It involves mapping out your entire cycle, including your fertile phases, your sorta fertile phases, and your not-so-fertile phases (every flavor of fertile, all phases). Following your cycle closely over time can grow fertility awareness into fertility knowledge. Identifying patterns in and across […]
