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Sex in America: Some things never change – and some do
Did the ‘60s really swing? Is hookup culture really a thing? New research puts aside the catchy phrases to look at what different generations of Americans really think about sex. The study considers three generations: Baby Boomers (born between 1945 and 1964), Generation X (born 1965-1981), and Millennials (born 1982-1999). The researchers used U.S. survey […]
Give yourself a break (between pregnancies)
For women who want two or more kids, we hear that having them close together can be great . But if you go that route, science says there are some great reasons to wait at least 18 months between pregnancies. There’s strong evidence that waiting a year and a half or longer ( the World […]
Oral HPV: Another reason to brush and floss
As if having sweet-smelling breath weren’t reason enough to brush and floss every day, there’s a study showing that people with good oral hygiene are less likely to have human papillomavirus (HPV) living in their mouths. In the study, about 7% of people with good brushing and flossing habits had measurable levels of HPV in […]
The long goodbye to Ortho Evra
​The maker of the Ortho Evra patch recently announced that their patch will be discontinued in the U.S. . But if you use it, don’t start sweating yet—your health care provider or pharmacy may have plenty of Ortho Evra patches on hand. They will keep filling prescriptions until they run out. There’s also a new […]
Is there a connection between birth control and Crohn’s disease?
About 2 in 1,000 adults in the U.S. have Crohn’s disease , a long-term inflammation of the small or large intestine. Doctors don’t know for sure what causes the disease, but they know that women are more likely than men to get it. Same with smokers, people living in cities, and people with family members […]
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 […]
Birth control top 5: What methods do health care professionals use?
Health care providers are just like us! Well, almost… A new study shows what methods of birth control family planning providers in the United States are most likely to use themselves and compares that to what methods are most popular among U.S. women overall. IUDs are big with providers, with 40% of those surveyed saying […]
Single no more? A fling with Invisible Boyfriend
Spending this Valentine’s Day all by your lonesome and wishing it weren’t so? Consider a tactic of the young: Create an imaginary friend—or in this case, an imaginary significant other with a bit of reality sprinkled on. Invisible Boyfriend and Invisible Girlfriend use your input to create an imaginary boyfriend or girlfriend who then communicates […]
Does birth control cause brain cancer?
Today’s scary headline is about birth control increasing the risk for brain cancer. Let’s take a look at the data behind the headlines . (It’s a lot less scary than it sounds.) First, some definitions Glioma is a general term for several kinds of brain tumors. Together, these tumors make up much of the brain […]
