Side effects
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articles tagged “side effects”
FAQs - Birth control shot (Depo-Provera)
Is it normal to feel moody because of the shot?
I feel moody.
FAQs - Cervical cap
Will I be able to feel the cervical cap inside of me?
FAQs - Birth control ring
Will I feel the ring inside of me?
FAQs - Sterilization
Is it normal to feel exhausted and sore several weeks after having the sterilization procedure?
I had a sterilization procedure several weeks ago and I'm still exhausted and sore.
FAQs - Cervical cap
Can my partner feel the cervical cap?
FAQs - Diaphragm
Can my partner feel the diaphragm?
FAQs - Diaphragm
Will I feel the diaphragm inside of me?
FAQs - Activism & politics
I heard that hormone-filled pee is killing our fish and harming the environment. Is taking hormonal birth control bad for our water?
I heard that taking hormonal birth control is bad for the environment because of hormone-filled pee getting in the water.
FAQs - Birth control
Does birth control cause blood clots?
FAQs - Birth control ring
Can the ring get lost in my vagina?
FAQs - Birth control shot (Depo-Provera)
Are Depo shot users more likely to break a bone?
FAQs - Periods & vaginal health
Can ibuprofen help reduce heavy periods and irregular bleeding?
I'm having irregular bleeding with a progestin-only birth control method.

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