Myths
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Pregnancy & fertility
Um, can I get pregnant if...? Part 2!
So many pregnancy myths to bust, so little time…
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Pregnancy & fertility
Um, can I get pregnant if…?
Myths, gray areas, foreign agents—we got deets.
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Birth control
Six things your provider wishes you knew about birth control
No, it doesn't affect your fertility
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Birth control
No controversy: 5 fantastic arguments for better birth control access
Good for women, good for taxpayers, good for businesses... winning!
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"Not right now"
Breaking free from an abstinence-only past
How teaching myself about birth control changed my life
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Periods & vaginal health
What is your vagina supposed to smell like?
Hint: not flowers!
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Birth control
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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Better sex
Sex in the news: August edition
Our 10 favorite articles about sexual health from the last month
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Sexually Transmitted Infections (STDs, STIs)
5 myths about herpes, busted
This virus may be super-common, but there's still a lot most folks don't know about it.
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IUD
5 myths about the IUD, busted
U.S. women are catching on to the awesomeness of IUDs—but sometimes old myths die hard.
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IUD
Those Mirena lawsuit ads: Fact and fiction
Because you deserve the full story about Mirena IUD risks and side effects.
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Birth control
Life sucks. Or is it just my birth control?
With all the stresses in life, it can be hard to know what is bringing you down. Let's take a look at what we know about birth control and depression.
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