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Why my Mirena is my ride or die
My Mirena and I are best friends. I once struggled with terrible cramps, long periods, and forgetting to take my birth control pill—but the Mirena changed all of that. Three years after first getting my IUD inserted, it remains one of the best health care decisions I have ever made for myself. It took awhile […]
Sex in the news: September 2019 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. Can You Feel The Birth Control Implant? What You Need To Know About Nexplanon (Bustle) The implant (sold under […]
I’ve had my IUD for three years, and I love it more every year
My journey to the IUD was a rocky one. By the time I was 27, I had tried various brands of the birth control pill, which I started when I was 18, but I hadn’t ever found the right fit. From forgetting to take it, to leaving it at home during a weekend trip, to […]
I have a chronic illness and birth control changed my life
My experiences with birth control have been anything but simple and straightforward. Actually, the same can be said for my experiences as a person who has a period. I have a chronic reproductive illness called endometriosis . It took years of bad experiences with my period and birth control to even find out I have […]
Mirena & LILETTA & Kyleena & Skyla & Paragard: A guide to figuring out which IUD is right for you
The IUD. The subject of so many love songs (okay, maybe not real ones, but ones we made up!), and yet it seems so humble. Just a little piece of plastic, but could it be the answer to your birth control prayers? First, the basics : it’s a T-shaped device that a provider places in […]
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 […]
That time Hillary tweeted at us
Earlier this week, on Thanks, Birth Control Day , we told you about a recent survey we conducted to uncover some of the main reasons people use (and love) birth control . Today, we’re celebrating Frisky Friday by sharing some of our favorite tweets from the day, because nobody can say it better than you. […]
Real Stories: Beyond the pill
We’re so freaking glad birth control pills exist. We’re also glad they’re not the only game in town when it comes to pregnancy prevention. Since the FDA approved the first pills more than 50 years ago , this wonderful concept has bloomed into a bunch of different methods . Yet even with all these options, […]
Do we have yet another reason to love the IUD?
Long-acting reversible contraceptives (LARCs) are those birth control methods—like the IUD —that work really well at preventing pregnancy without you having to to do anything special on a daily (or even yearly) basis. We love them because they’re easy to use, very effective, and when you factor the overall cost over time, they’re super affordable. […]
Real Stories: The low-maintenance, hormone-free birth control you probably haven’t heard of
Looking for low-maintenance, super-effective birth control, but not okay with hormones ? You’re in luck, because the Paragard (a.k.a. copper) IUD happens to come with zero hormones and a ton of perks. All birth control methods have pros and cons that vary from body to body and method to method—and a side effect that’s a […]
