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Sterilization
Permanent birth control: So many ways to tie a tube
Done having kids, or 100% sure you don't want any? Might want to look into sterilization.

Fertility Awareness Methods (FAMs)
Breastfeeding: good for baby—and for mom’s birth control
Effective birth control isn’t always a product made by a pharmaceutical company…

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.

Birth control
Side effect spotlight: What's up with spotting?
You're loving your method's "no babies" effect. The spotting, not so much...

IUD
5 myths about the IUD, busted
U.S. women are catching on to the awesomeness of IUDs—but sometimes old myths die hard.

Birth control
Ovarian cysts: No biggie, but birth control can help
Everything you never wanted to know—but probably should—about your ovaries.

Sterilization
Sterilization: Should you tie the (other kind of) knot?
If pregnancy isn’t in your future plans, here’s what you should know before talking to your doctor.

IUD
Those Mirena lawsuit ads: Fact and fiction
Because you deserve the full story about Mirena IUD risks and side effects.

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.

Birth control
Which medications can mess with birth control?
Certain meds do interfere with birth control—not most antibiotics, though.

Birth control
Birth control across the gender spectrum
Transgender, cisgender, or gender nonconforming? Birth control can help you stay on top of your reproductive health.

Pregnancy & fertility
Getting pregnant: Yes you can!
Just because you haven't gotten pregnant yet does not mean you don't need birth control.

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