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Birth control top 5: What methods do health care professionals use?
Health care providers can help you explore your birth control options. But what methods do they choose for themselves?
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How to: Birth control and the pharmacy
Your one-stop shop for the pill, the patch, the ring, barrier methods, and emergency contraception.
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Andi, 22, ring
You literally don’t feel it.
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Can menstrual products mess with your birth control?
Rock an IUD or a NuvaRing and want to use tampons or a menstrual cup? Follow a few tips and you’re good to go.
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Birth control, by video chat!
Women in Minnesota and Washington can use an app to get the pill, patch, or ring.
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Genes or birth control: What really causes blood clots?
The pill and the ring aren't the only things that can increase the risk of blood clots for some women...
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Gaining weight: Is it the birth control?
If those skinny jeans are feeling a bit too skinny, don’t assume your birth control is the cause.
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All about hormones!
We love them, we hate them, we blame them for all sorts of things. But what do they really do?
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Ring risks: Separating hype from fact
Before you write off the NuvaRing because of scary headlines, make sure you've got all the facts.
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the ring
“It’s sort of like one of those jelly bracelets from the 80s.”
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Which medications can mess with birth control?
Certain meds do interfere with birth control—not most antibiotics, though.
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Got a health condition? Know your birth control options!
Period problems, obesity, diabetes, high blood pressure, breast cancer... There’s a method that can work for you.