Although Obama’s contraception mandate contained a religious exemption for various faith-based organizations, it was still a major milestone in women’s health. Under the mandate, American women are able to get prescriptions for birth control under their health insurance plans without having to co-pay, even if they’re taking birth control for its stated purpose — to ...
If you get moody and irritable when you first go on the pill, don’t lose hope. First of all, it takes a couple of months for your body to adjust, and second of all, if your body doesn’t agree with the pills there are many different hormone combinations to try. There’s a good chance that ...
Pfizer has recalled one million packages of birth control pills which might not work. The recalled packages may contain incorrect amounts of active and inactive tablets. US consumers of the drug, manufactured by the world’s largest pharmaceutical company, are encouraged to begin using an alternate method of birth control. According to Pfizer’s website, the ...
Not planning to have a baby? There’s a pill for that. Not planning to have a baby ever, or to die from ovarian cancer? There’s also a pill for that. The same one, actually. As well as helping you to not become pregnant when you don’t want to be, that pill can also decrease your ...
Is it possible that women cause prostate cancer? Researchers in Toronto are looking at a possible correlation between the birth control pill and rising rates of prostate cancer. What a surprise! The story goes something like this: women consume the pill and pee out excess estrogen into the water, which then goes into our environment ...
Taking hormonal contraceptives can make sex less pleasurable according to new research. This can be with lowered libido, less lubrication, and even reduced orgasm. In my experience, it doesn’t just make sex less pleasurable it can make life less pleasurable! I was on the combined pill ten years ago for about a year and I ...
If you want to tap into your right brain, maybe it’s time that you went on the birth control pill. Women who are on oral contraceptives think less with their “left brain” and more with their “right brain,” according to researchers at the University of California. The reproductive hormones linked to women’s strong “left brain” ...
Ever thought preventing unwanted pregnancies could increase your risk of becoming HIV-positive? An African study released this week found hormonally based birth control doubles women’s risk of contracting HIV. The study followed more than 2,500 HIV-positive women from seven African countries over six years. What’s more, women who were already infected were twice as likely ...
Ladies, you can finally breathe a sigh of relief. In a couple years, you may be able to sit back and relax. No more daily pill popping, Depo-Provera injection every three months or wrestling with the female condom. A pill for men is in the works! Like the conventional pill for women, the pill made ...
It’s a sad fact that many women don’t understand their menstrual cycle. When is their period due? When do they ovulate? When can they have sex and not get pregnant? When have they been at risk and needed emergency contraception? I hear women asking these questions all the time, and they are often grown adults ...
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Airport security. Bloody nuisance. Also a conspiracy designed to subjugate women. Allow me to elaborate. Despite flying quite a...
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