Health
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articles tagged “health”
Birth control
Ovarian cysts: No biggie, but birth control can help
Everything you never wanted to know—but probably should—about your ovaries.
IUD
Those Mirena lawsuit ads: Fact and fiction
Because you deserve the full story about Mirena IUD risks and side effects.
Boundaries & consent
What is stealthing, and why is it wrong?
Whether you call it stealthing, birth control sabotage, or reproductive coercion, taking a condom off during sex without permission is assault.
Relationships
Not awkward: 5 tips for talking to anyone about sex and birth control
From your guy to your gyno to your girls, here’s how to get the conversation started.
Birth control
Birth control across the gender spectrum
Transgender, cisgender, or gender nonconforming? Birth control can help you stay on top of your reproductive health.
Relationships
The best way to fight anxiety about your relationship status
Don't let relationship anxiety take over your life. Here are 3 easy steps you can take to refocus that negative energy.
Periods & vaginal health
Period pain? Birth control can help!
Hormonal birth control is one of the best ways to manage painful periods.
Pregnancy & fertility
What you should know about the Zika virus
There's lots we don't know about the Zika virus yet. If you're globetrotting in the meantime, stock up on bug spray, birth control, and condoms.
Sexually Transmitted Infections (STDs, STIs)
From Hep A to Zika: 9 infections you didn't know were STIs
Not to freak you out, but there are a bunch of bacteria, viruses, and parasites that can be transmitted through sex.
Birth control
Real Stories: LGBTQ folks talk birth control
People with a range of identities and orientations can benefit from birth control.
Pregnancy & fertility
Adoption 105: Healing after placing your child for adoption
It’s normal to experience a range of emotions after placing a child for adoption. Here’s how to navigate the feels.
Pregnancy & fertility
Adoption 101: How does adoption work?
For anyone pregnant and considering adoption as an option, here are some basics.
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