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Bad news for diaphragm lovers
Update: The Caya diaphragm is now available in the U.S. — Once upon a time, in the mid-1900s, the diaphragm was a very popular form of birth control—but today fewer than 0.3% of U.S. women use one. The lack of demand has meant a slow march toward fewer diaphragms on the market. Now, sadly for […]
Phew! Free birth control doesn’t lead to riskier sex
Remember the Contraceptive CHOICE Project in St. Louis? You know, they’re the ones who offered over 9,000 women any method of birth control they wanted, free of charge, for up to three years. (Swoon.) Well, they have a new analysis based on the same study, and it’s following in previous analyses’ footsteps by making some […]
Oregon: Killing it when it comes to sexual health care
Update: If you’re looking for yet another reason to love Oregon, they’ve also made a law that lets pharmacists prescribe the pill and the patch —no doctor’s visit needed. — There’s a lot to love about living in Oregon: gorgeous parks and greenery, delicious food and drink, naked bike races , and… awesome sexual health […]
Accidental pregnancy: It’s a tough nut
Can the U.S. bring the proportion of unplanned pregnancies down to 44% by the year 2020 ? Maybe the goal sounds modest, but unplanned pregnancy is a tough nut to crack. Recent research from the Guttmacher Institute found that the rate of unplanned pregnancy in the U.S. actually went up slightly between 2001 and 2008, […]
How ’bout some birth control with your health insurance?
UPDATE: 2020 open enrollment for the Affordable Care Act plans runs from November 1, 2019 to December 18, 2019 (at 3 a.m.). Some states have longer open enrollment periods. Check to see if your state does here . Also, you can get more information about how to get insurance here and learn what kinds of […]
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 […]
Emergency contraception: Why the weight?
A French company that makes an emergency contraceptive pill (ECP) called Norlevo caught headlines recently for adding a new warning to their package : “Studies suggest that Norlevo is less effective in women weighing 75 kg [165 lbs] or more, and not effective in women weighing 80 kg [176 lbs] or more.” What does this […]
Panic time? Chat or text for instant answers
The condom broke. You forgot your pill. There’s something going on down there that’s stressing you out. The clinic is closed. Who can help, pronto? Last year, Planned Parenthood launched a national service for online chat and text that has been answering questions just like these. The service is staffed by trained sexual health educators […]
Bisexual or questioning? Don’t skip the birth control
Being a woman who sleeps with other women doesn’t necessarily mean you don’t need to think about birth control. In fact, a new study shows that birth control may be especially important for bisexual women and women who identify as straight but have had female partners (we’ll be saying WSW—women who have sex with women—for […]
Slacking on the HPV vaccine
The HPV vaccine protects against cervical cancer and genital warts. The national Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices recommends that all girls and boys ages 11 and 12 get all three doses of the vaccine. (Ladies and gents ages 13-26 who haven’t had all three doses yet can get catch-up shots.) Yet national studies tell us […]
