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New birth control patch Twirla offers a lower dose option
Now available from pharmacies nationwide and delivered to your door via telehealth
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Fact check: 10 things that aren’t birth control and 17 things that are
Including 10 legitimate non-hormonal BC methods
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Can pharmacists really prescribe birth control?
In some states, yes!
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5 signs it’s time to switch birth control methods
Because life’s too short, and you don’t have time for nonsense
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Dara, 18, the patch
It’s the perfect level of hormones for me.
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Can birth control make my acne better?
Whether you deal with acne all month or just around your period, birth control may be able to help.
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Birth control methods with estrogen may boost vitamin D
The TLDR: Vitamin D levels benefit from supplements (duh), but birth control with estrogen may also make a difference.
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Birth control on the horizon: 2016 edition
In which we squint into the distance and report on everything we see over yonder.
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Brittany, 24, the patch
It’s something that I can do once a week and not think about it.
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Yay! Pharmacists in California can prescribe birth control too now
More good news from the left coast: Californians can get the pill, the patch, the ring, or the shot prescribed directly at the pharmacy.
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How to get birth control delivered right to your door
These mail-order services make getting your birth control oh-so-easy.
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Combined hormonal versus progestin-only birth control
Hormonal birth control methods are kinda like two happy families.