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"Not right now"
5 myths about virginity, busted
The answers to all your questions about virginity and its mythical guardian, the hymen.
"Not right now"
How to get intimate without getting it on
7 ideas for spicing things up
Birth control
Does hormonal birth control cause depression?
A new study found a link between hormonal birth control methods and depression. Here's why interpreting this research is effing complicated.
Birth control
IUD update: Kyleena and LILETTA
New and improved IUDs are coming soon to a health care provider near you.
Birth control pill
Pill perk: protection against ovarian cancer
A drop in rates of death from ovarian cancer is yet another reason to say "thanks, birth control."
IUD
Will an IUD make your period go away?
It may depend on what your period was like before you got one.
Birth control
Know your rights: Anti-discrimination protections in the ACA
Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act may not have the sexiest name, but it gets us awfully excited.
Fertility Awareness Methods (FAMs)
Which fertility and period tracking apps can you trust?
New research looks at which of the oh-so-many period tracking and fertility awareness apps out there actually work.
Birth control
Birth control methods with estrogen may boost vitamin D
The TLDR: Vitamin D levels benefit from supplements (duh), but birth control with estrogen may also make a difference.
Birth control
KTHANXBYE: 5 questions to ask yourself before quitting your birth control
Thinking about changing your birth control method? Get started by answering these questions.
Birth control
Birth control on the horizon: 2016 edition
In which we squint into the distance and report on everything we see over yonder.
Birth control
Health insurance perks, from A to Z
Sexual health benefits for people with insurance under the ACA go well beyond birth control.
