What Do We Know About Herbal Remedies and Menstrual Cramps? (Spoiler Alert:...
When I was entering adulthood and suffering from severe menstrual cramps, I suffered without relief for far too long. And I am certainly not alone in this experience. The most common gynecological...
View ArticlePro-Choice Friday News Rundown
Some Republicans are trying to circumvent the Affordable Care Act’s mandate for co-pay-free birth control by pushing for over-the-counter availability of the Pill. Even the American Congress of...
View ArticleWill St. John’s Wort Affect Birth Control?
Herbal remedies are very popular around the world. Many people prefer them to pharmaceuticals because they believe herbs can elicit positive results without serious side effects. However, plants...
View ArticleOvarian Cancer, Endometrial Cancer, and the Pill
The most popular method of birth control in the United States is the Pill, followed by tubal ligation (permanent sterilization, or getting your tubes tied) and condoms. The Pill is a hormonal method of...
View ArticleCelebrating Mexico’s Contributions to the Birth Control Pill
September 15 to October 15 is National Hispanic Heritage Month. We’re celebrating by shining the spotlight on Mexico’s role in developing the birth control pill, one of the most important medical...
View ArticleDo Birth Control Pills Cause Breast Cancer? The Latest Study
Last month, you might have seen headlines warning you that hormonal birth control increases risk for breast cancer. This news came from a study that examined the medical records of nearly 1.8 million...
View ArticleWhy Periods? False Hopes, Popes, and the “Grandfathered” Withdrawal Bleed
The birth control pill and other hormonal contraception are popular. Menstrual periods are not. Hormonal contraception can be used to suppress menstruation — so why isn’t this method, called...
View ArticleHow Birth Control Empowered Me
The following post comes to us via Ava Budavari-Glenn, a political communications major and a nonprofit communications minor who is entering her sophomore year at Emerson College. She is a writer whose...
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