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Need health insurance? You may still have options
UPDATE: President Biden has opened the enrollment period for the Affordable Care Act health insurance plans for 2022. You can now enroll in one of these plans until January 15, 2022, at healthcare.gov . Some states have their own open enrollment periods and websites for signing up. Check to see if your state does . […]
Mail order birth control for a good cause
For years now, people have been able to use the internet to buy the types of birth control typically found in the aisles of a pharmacy, like condoms and spermicide. Now there’s a pioneering project making prescription birth control accessible online. It’s called PRJKT RUBY, and it lets people (ages 18 and up) order the […]
The HPV vaccine, new and improved
In December of 2014, the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a new vaccine against human papillomavirus (HPV) called Gardasil 9. Sound familiar? Gardasil 9 is the beefed up version of the original Gardasil shot , which protected against four strains of HPV. Gardasil 9 protects against—you guessed it—nine types of HPV. Young […]
Quickie guide to birth control and hormones
If you’ve ever wondered how hormones and birth control could affect your body, this quickie guide should clear things up. After all, it’s good for you to know which birth control methods have hormones and it’s also important to know that not all hormonal methods are the same. Hormones 101. Start here if you want […]
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 […]
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 […]
Before you stop using condoms…
Condoms are great—they’re available in almost any drug store or clinic and they protect against pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections (STIs). More than half of U.S. couples use a condom when they have sex for the first time, and over 93% have used condoms at some point. The number of couples relying on condoms tends […]
Birth control mishaps: What to do when something goes wrong
You drop a pill down the sink. The condom breaks during sex. You run out of your birth control prescription while hiking the Incan Trail . It all happens. Here’s how to deal with it. Dropped or lost a pill. For this one, take the next pill in your pack, then call the provider who […]
I’m trans. Do I need birth control?
Do trans people need to use birth control? Well, it all depends. It depends on what equipment you’ve got, what you’re doing with it, who you’re doing it with (and what they’ve got), and whether pregnancy is a goal or not. Briefly, being transgender (trans for short) is about living in a gender that is […]
Swaddle this: How to plan for a baby
We talk a lot about preventing pregnancy, but not today. This Friday we want to help you figure out what to do when you know you are ready to have a baby. (Well, maybe one birth control reference won’t hurt. Here’s where you can find the most effective methods available .) Okay. On with the […]
