Search results for "birth control"
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4.3KIssuesOB/GYN: Birth control used to be my ‘bread and butter.’ Then I saw how it affected patients.
Given the multiple side effects and risks of hormonal birth control, there has never been a better time for women to learn...
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5.5KIssuesReport: Birth control may increase risk of deadly blood clots from COVID-19
A new manuscript published in Endocrinology, a journal published by the Endocrine Society, shows that women taking hormonal birth control pills may be...
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4.4KIssuesThe truth: Birth control doesn’t actually ‘regulate your period’
A common myth is that birth control pills or hormonal birth control can “regulate” a woman’s menstrual cycle. Since the birth control...
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17.4KNewsbreakJoe Biden says if elected, he will force religious organizations to pay for birth control
Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden vowed on Wednesday that if elected, he will end the contraceptive mandate exemption to the Affordable Care...
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2.0KIssuesProgressive author admits that the birth control movement has ‘racist foundations’
A recent article on the progressive-leaning website Blood + Milk points out that “[t]he language we use when talking about birth control, especially as...
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3.6KEugenicsWATCH: Documentary filmmaker and guest discuss birth control’s ‘anti-Black history’
A recent Instagram discussion between documentary producer Ricki Lake (“The Business of Being Born” and the forthcoming “The Business of Birth Control” slated...
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4.9KIssuesConservative commentator: Christians must ask ‘tough questions’ about birth control, IVF, and surrogacy
Conservative Christian speaker, author, and Fox News commentator Allie Beth Stuckey recently released a video podcast episode on birth control, IVF, and surrogacy in her...
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3.2KIssuesCould your birth control be negatively affecting your mental health? Absolutely.
In 2017, 21 percent of high school students reported using birth control pills – the highest percentage since 1991. The pressure to...
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7.6KAnalysisUK judge: Woman with disability must be forced to use long-term birth control
A woman living with a disability in the United Kingdom will be forced to receive a long-term contraceptive implant against her will,...
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2.1KAnalysisIs your birth control putting you at greater risk for an STD?
Birth control is touted as one of the greatest medical advancements ever made for women, allowing them to take charge of their...
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5.7KIssuesDo women really need hormonal birth control to prevent pregnancy?
The birth control industry would have women believe that hormonal birth control is a necessity in their lives. Some women even struggle...
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10 risks of hormonal birth control that every woman should know
In July 2019, 20-year-old Ally Givens got out of bed to use the bathroom, collapsed, and died. She was just two days...
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2.8KAnalysis‘Politically left’ author left behind birth control for natural family planning, and has no regrets
A December 26th article for The Nation suggests that some on the political Left are finally waking up to the value of fertility...
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4.3KHuman InterestTragic: 21-year-old woman dies from side effects of NuvaRing birth control
Another young woman has died as a result of hormonal birth control. Alexzandria “Ally” Givens died in July, two days before her...
