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Oh no! I forgot to take my birth control pill!
Well, let's see. Today's Friday. When was the last time you took your pill?
If it was Wednesday, you only missed one pill. Take the one you missed right now, today's pill at the appropriate time, and...
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Researchers at the University of Washington have been working to develop a male contraceptive pill for over thirty years and Seattle Weekly reports that they are approximately five years away from its release.
Dr. John Amory and his research team...
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BBC reports that condoms are now as popular as the birth control pill as the contraception of choice for women in the United Kingdom. The Office for National Statistics reports that one quarter of women under the age of fifty use condoms which is...
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I’m returning from New York, where I keynoted a big Planned Parenthood event.
It’s wonderful to speak to groups of people who support sexual rights. It always feels like visiting family. (The family that makes you feel welcome, not the family that...
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With one of the highest teen birth rates and the highest rate of subsequent births to teens in the U.S., you would think that Texas would look to sex education and contraception as a solution. The Dallas Morning News reports just the contrary. The...
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BBC reports that many women believe a wide range of off-the-wall contraception myths. A survey of 1000 women in the United Kingdom, conducted by pollster Opinion Health, found that women falsely believe that common kitchen items can be used as birth...
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This weekend we celebrate the birthday of our country. Many will do this by participating in a parade, getting drunk, or displaying the Stars & Stripes. But there are other ways to celebrate the sacrifices that have made America the world’s most...
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I'm bleeding from my vagina!
Well, we hate to ask obvious questions, but... any chance it's your period?
If not, our second guess is that you're spotting. Spotting happens a lot, especially if you're on a new birth control pill prescription—in...
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In the hours following Dr. George Tiller’s assassination, the anti-choice movement sounded unusually reasonable, gathering in front of the Supreme Court this morning to denounce the murder.
But I don’t believe they mean it.
Because given their...
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Today is Memorial Day, when we’re supposed to honor those who have fallen in defense of our great nation and its principles. Many will do this by participating in a parade, going to a cemetery, or looking through photos of loved ones buried across...
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It's back! The contraceptive sponge is back on the market. After years of manufacturing problems, bad business decisions, and a bankruptcy, formerly the most popular over-the-counter birth control for women will go on sale again this weekend at over...
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The President spoke eloquently this week on the need for Americans to find common ground on the issue of abortion.
He made a start by naming the ONLY common ground—the desire of almost everyone to reduce the number of abortions done each year.
And...
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Scientists at Hadassa hospital in Jersualem have found that Israeli men are 40% less fertile than they were a decade ago. By comparing sperm samples deposited at sperm bank between 2004 and 2008 with samples from deposits made in the late 1990s, the...
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In an attempt to fight the spread of teenage pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases in England, two committees have released proposals to relax restrictions on advertisements for abortion services and condoms on radio and television. The...
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The Huffington Post reports that Eminem's new single "We Made You" makes reference to a host of celebrities, including Kim Kardashian, Ellen Degeneres, Lindsay Lohan, Jessica Simpson, and Jessica Alba. But the lines from the rap that are...