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Sex in the news: August edition
Trapped in the never-ending, relentless, 24-hour news cycle that makes you beg for the end to come soon? Find yourself involuntarily covering your eyes and ducking under your desk anytime you get a news alert on your phone? Don’t worry, Bedsider’s got your back, as always. This time, we’ve rounded up our 10 favorite articles […]
Bayer to stop selling Essure
You may have heard the news that Bayer, the drug manufacturer, will stop selling Essure, the non-surgical sterilization device, at the end of 2018. What is Essure anyway? Essure is a medical device that provides permanent birth control (also called sterilization) for women, without surgery. Sterilization is a procedure that closes or blocks your fallopian […]
What is the domestic gag rule and why should you care?
While a gag rule may sound like a fun, slightly kinky adult game, it’s actually not fun at all and it’s definitely not a game. So here’s the story. A couple of months ago, the Trump administration proposed major changes to the Title X Family Planning Program. You may have heard these proposed changes being […]
Ready, Set, MARCH
On January 21, 2017, millions of women gathered around the world to make their voices heard. One year later, women and allies are congregating again, but this time we’re not just marching—we’re taking our fight to the polls. The official event, Power to the Polls , is happening in Las Vegas on January 21st. But […]
#HandsOffMyBC: Judge temporarily blocks birth control rules
You’ve probably heard that the current Administration issued two new rules that allow employers to stop covering some or all methods of birth control if they have moral or religious objections. Well, we have some good news—a federal judge in Pennsylvania recently issued something called a preliminary injunction that blocks the Administration from enforcing these […]
#HandsOffMyBC: What you need to know about the new birth control rules
UPDATE: On December 15th, a federal court temporarily blocked the Trump administration’s birth control rules from going into effect. So for now no co-pay coverage of the full range of birth control methods is still required for most plans. We don’t know how long this will be the case, but continue enjoying those sweet $0 […]
Tempted to touch: What research says about sex moves women want
From the g-spot to the orgasm gap , researchers are finally paying attention to how sexual pleasure changes from one woman to the next. But they often overlook how different techniques impact a woman’s ability to achieve the big “O.” In an effort to understand what kind of touch women love most—and to destroy the […]
What is stealthing, and why is it wrong?
Stealthing, or removing a condom during sex without asking for a partner’s permission, has been all over the Internet recently. While survivors and providers have been talking about birth control sabotage for a while now, many people are hearing about stealthing for the first time. We want to be clear: stealthing is not a “sex […]
Town halls and phone calls: Join the fight to protect birth control access
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 . […]
Effectiveness update: Birth control has gotten better (or we have)
There are so many options for preventing pregnancy these days. From hormonal methods like the pill , patch , and ring to IUDs to the good old condom , anyone who’s looking to avoid pregnancy can find something that works to keep sperm from meeting egg. Now, researchers at the Guttmacher Institute have given us […]
